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Here we have a ultra clean Martin D-42 Purple Martin Flamed Myrtle. This guitar is incredibly beautiful with amazing inlay work.  This guitar plays and sounds amazing with a huge full bodied sound. "The D-42 Purple Martin Flamed Myrtle is the fourth in the Purple Martin series. The “Purple Martin” theme is inspired by the purple martin bird of Pennsylvania, where Martin Guitar’s headquarters and factory are located. Limited to 100 instruments, this head-turning model includes 42-style pearl inlay throughout and highly decorative inlay on the fingerboard and pickguard of the purple martin bird and mountain laurel flowers, the state flower of Pennsylvania. It is a full gloss guitar made with a top of heavy bearclaw Engelmann spruce and the back and sides of flamed myrtle. Each model includes a label signed by Martin Chairman and CEO, Chris Martin, a ply hardshell case, and Martin’s Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 medium gauge strings." Other specifications include: Body Size: D-14 Fret Finish Top: Gloss Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction Back & Side Finish: Gloss Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace Scale Length: 25.4″ Brace Shape: Scalloped Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4” Top Material: Engelmann Spruce Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval Back Material:Myrtle Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper Side Material: Myrtle Electronics: None Top Color: Purple Sunburst Bridge Style: Belly – Drop in Saddle Binding: European Flamed Maple Bridge String Spacing: 2 3/16” Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe Bridge Material: Ebony Top Detail: Heavy Bearclaw Bridge Pin Material: Liquidmetal® Pickguard: Black Acrylic Bridge Pin Dots: None Pickguard Inlay: Purple Martin Saddle: Compensated Bone Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe Saddle Radius: 16″ Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce Back & Sides Color: Purple Sunburst Brace Size: 5/16″ Back Detail: Flamed Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era with Black Stripe Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Heelcap: European Flamed Maple with Multi-Stripe Side Detail: Flamed Endpiece: European Flamed Maple Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany Fingerboard Material: Ebony Finish Neck: Gloss Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8” Neck Color: None Fingerboard Inlay Style: Purple Martin Theme Number of Frets Total: 20 Fingerboard Inlay Material: Shell Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret Fingerboard Binding Material: European Flamed Maple Side Dots: Abalone Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper, Diamond and Square Corners Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear Headplate Material: Ebony Knob: Butterbean Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era Nut Material: Bone Headplate Binding Material:European Flame Maple with Multi-Stripe Case: Ply Hardshell Left Handed Availability: Yes Label: Signed by CFM IV, Numbered in Sequence with Total (100) Pleked: Yes   For an in hand description please call 747.388.2929