Details
Martin began offering the D-42 as a Standard Series model in 1996, around the same time they started the popular Vintage Series. Since it has Vintage Series appointments, like ivoroid binding, advanced X bracing, open-back tuners, etc. why wasn't this model labeled a D-42V in the Vintage Series? Only because Martin had never offered a D-42 model in the pre-WWII heyday of those vintage models! But the model code nitpicking didn't hurt its appeal, and this example has "the rumble and the glitter" that has made pearl-bordered Martin Dreadnoughts so popular. From the front it looks like a reissue of the early versions of the D-45, with snowflake fingerboard inlays, but at a fraction of the price.
This one has been played, there's light fret wear but few other signs of wear. The previous owner apparently used a capo at the 2nd fret often, as there's finish wear to the back of the neck in that spot, and light finish wear along the treble-side edge of the fretboard . Few other signs of use, just light pick-or-finger scuffs to the pickguard. Comes with the original Martin case.
Specs
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Back sides
Indian Rosewood
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Bracing
Scalloped X Pattern
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Frets to body
14
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Neck material
Mahogany
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Nut width
1 11/16"
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Scale length
25.4"
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Top material
Sitka Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Martin Open Gear Butterbean
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Year
1997
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
623070
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SKU
MARD42-623070
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UPC
142344
