This D-45 Marquis is the Indian Rosewood version of the D-45 Golden Era Dreadnought styled after the 1937 D-45. It features an Adirondack spruce top with scalloped Adirondack braces, forward shifted X, select East Indian rosewood back & sides (with linen reinforcing strips), ivoroid binding, highly colored abalone trim around back, sides & top – including fingerboard extension, abalone rosette, old style 45 back strip, modified V-shape neck (25.4″ scale, 1 3/4″ nut, 2 5/16″ string spacing at bridge), bound ebony fretboard with Golden Era 45-style snowflake inlays & tortoise side dots, tapered & squared bound headstock with C.F.Martin block letter inlay, fossil ivory nut & long saddle, fossil ivory bridge & endpins with black pearl dots, vintage toner finish, tortoise pickguard, Waverly gold vintage style gears, inside label signed by C.F.Martin I V. It’s got it all…
I agree with Al, there's a certain mystique to the Martin D-45, it's an icon. This one is mint and sounds wonderful, all that Martin Boom and Chang in spades. Single note lines are clear and fly off the soundboard. A great one... 
There's nothing like a Martin D-45, no matter whether it's a relatively new one like this or an old prewar beauty. | Scale Length | 25.4000 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.7500 in |
| String Spacing | 2.3100 in |
| Woods | Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian |
This D-45 Marquis is the Indian Rosewood version of the D-45 Golden Era Dreadnought styled after the 1937 D-45. It features an Adirondack spruce top with scalloped Adirondack braces, forward shifted X, select East Indian rosewood back & sides (with linen reinforcing strips), ivoroid binding, highly colored abalone trim around back, sides & top - including fingerboard extension, abalone rosette, old style 45 back strip, modified V-shape neck (25.4" scale, 1 3/4" nut, 2 5/16" string spacing at bridge), bound ebony fretboard with Golden Era 45-style snowflake inlays & tortoise side dots, tapered & squared bound headstock with C.F.Martin block letter inlay, fossil ivory nut & long saddle, fossil ivory bridge & endpins with black pearl dots, vintage toner finish, tortoise pickguard, Waverly gold vintage style gears, inside label signed by C.F.Martin I V
I agree with Al, there's a certain mystique to the Martin D-45, it's an icon. This one is mint and sounds wonderful, all that Martin Boom and Chang in spades
There's nothing like a Martin D-45, no matter whether it's a relatively new one like this or an old prewar beauty. Select at least 2 products
to compare
