MARTIN GUITAR OF THE MONTH/YEAR

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MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)

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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)

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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)

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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)

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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)

218 of the 1992 Martin D-18 Vintage were made.

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MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)

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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)

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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)

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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)

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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)

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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)

This D-28 custom model was guitar of the month in November 1984. Only around 40 were made.

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MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)

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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)

Around 58 of these D-40BLE guitars were made and each was signed by C.F. Martin IV and Mike Longworth on a special label.

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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)

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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)

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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)

The Martin D-45 Deluxe was made in 1993 only as part of the Guitar of the Month Series. It had a figured bear claw spruce top as well as highly ornate tree of life fingerboard inlays. Both the bridge and the pickguard were also inlaid with tree of life decoration. The bridge pins were fossilised ivory and the gold tuners have an embossed "M" logo. Only 60 were made in total.

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MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)

Gene Autry ordered the very first Martin D-45 in 1933. Autry's D-45 was one of only 91 D-45s made before to World War II, you can still see it in Gene Autry's Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles.

Over 60 years later, in 1994, Martin produced a limited run of 66 D-45s replicating the Autry's original guitar. They all had their sound hole labels signed by Gene Autry and C.F. Martin IV.

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MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)

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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)

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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)

The Martin D-45S Deluxe was one of their Guitars of The Month made in 1992. It was based on the 1937 version of the D-45S  with a solid (non-slotted) peghead. The gold tuners have ebony buttons with an inlaid abalone "M" in them. 60 were made in total.

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MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)

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MARTIN D-93 (1993)

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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)

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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)

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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)

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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)

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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)

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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)

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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)

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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)

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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)

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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)

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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)

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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)

The Martin HD-28SE was guitar of the month in September 1986. It had the HD-28 style body, herringbone top purfling/ivoroid binding, diamonds and square fingerboard inlays, tortoiseshell pickguard under finish, ebony tuner buttons.

Only 138 Martin HD-28SE were sold (130 in the USA and 8 elsewhere) and they were all signed by C.F. Martin III, C.F. Martin IV, and the Martin company foremen underneath the top.

This model should not to be confused with the Martin H-28 Sweetwater Edition sold via Sweetwater.com.

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MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)

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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)

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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)

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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)

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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)

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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)

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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)

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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)

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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)

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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)

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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)

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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)

Martin released a limited edition of 76 OMC-28 guitars in 1990 - as part of their guitars of the month series. These were OM-28 style but with a rounded cutaway and oval sound hole. Martin announced this model as follows (in 1990):

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Specifications:

ModelImageBindingNumber of stringsMade inFinish colorsFinish effectsScale length
MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)
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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)
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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)
1992
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MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)
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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)
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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)
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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)
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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)
1990
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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)
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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)
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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)
1993
ivoroid binding6 stringsUSA---
MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)
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MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)
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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)
1992
ivoroid binding6 stringsUSAnatural finishgloss finish25.4 inches scale-length
MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-93 (1993)
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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)
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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)
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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)
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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)
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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)
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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)
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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)
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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)
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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)
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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)
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MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)
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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)
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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)
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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)
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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)
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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)
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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)
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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)
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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)
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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)
1990
-6 stringsUSAnatural finishworn or aged finish25.4 inches scale-length
ModelBody stylePickguard materialBody back materialBody sides materialSoundholeBody top materialSoundhole rosetteBody shape features
MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)
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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)
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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)
1992
D-18 styletortoiseshell pickguard------
MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)
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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)
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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)
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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)
dreadnought-size body-Indian rosewood body back, rosewood body backrosewood body sidesround soundhole---
MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)
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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)
1990
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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)
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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)
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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)
1993
D-45 styleblack pickguardBrazilian rosewood body backrosewood body sidesround soundholespruce body top--
MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)
D-45 styletortoiseshell pickguardrosewood body backrosewood body sides--abalone rosette-
MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)
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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)
1992
D-45 style, dreadnought-size bodytortoiseshell pickguardrosewood body backrosewood body sidesround soundholespruce body top--
MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-93 (1993)
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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)
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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)
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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)
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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)
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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)
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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)
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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)
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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)
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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)
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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)
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MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)
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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)
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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)
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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)
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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)
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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)
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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)
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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)
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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)
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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)
1990
OM-28 styletortoiseshell pickguard--oval soundhole--single cutaway
ModelBridgeTunersHardware color
MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)
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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)
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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)
1992
ebony bridgeGrover tuners-
MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)
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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)
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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)
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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)
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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)
1990
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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)
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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)
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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)
1993
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MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)
-Waverly tuners-
MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)
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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)
1992
-ebony buttoned tunersgold hardware
MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-93 (1993)
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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)
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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)
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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)
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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)
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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)
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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)
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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)
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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)
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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)
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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)
-ebony buttoned tuners-
MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)
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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)
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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)
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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)
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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)
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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)
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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)
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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)
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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)
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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)
1990
-Schaller tuners-
ModelFingerboard materialFingerboard position markersFingerboard inlay material
MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)
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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)
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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)
1992
ebony fingerboard--
MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)
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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)
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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)
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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)
ebony fingerboardsnowflake fingerboard position markers-
MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)
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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)
1990
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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)
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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)
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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)
1993
-tree of life fingerboard position markerspearl fingerboard inlay material
MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)
-script or text fingerboard position markers, snowflake fingerboard position markerspearl fingerboard inlay material
MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)
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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)
1992
ebony fingerboardsnowflake fingerboard position markers-
MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-93 (1993)
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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)
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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)
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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)
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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)
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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)
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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)
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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)
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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)
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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)
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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)
-diamond and square fingerboard position markers, diamond fingerboard position markerspearl fingerboard inlay material
MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)
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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)
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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)
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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)
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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)
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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)
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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)
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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)
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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)
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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)
1990
ebony fingerboarddot fingerboard position markers-
ModelTuner layoutPeghead (headstock)Body fretNumber of fretsNeck widthHeadstock inlays or logosNeck profile
MARTIN 00-18V (OCTOBER, 1984)
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MARTIN 00-21LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN CUSTOM J-45M DELUXE (DECEMBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-18 SPECIAL (D-18 GOM, 1989)
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MARTIN D-18 VINTAGE (1992)
1992
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MARTIN D-18LE (1986-1987, LIMITED EDITION)
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MARTIN D-18MB (1990)
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MARTIN D-18V (SEPTEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-21LE (NOVEMBER 1985)
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MARTIN D-28 1935 SPECIAL (1993)
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MARTIN D-28 CUSTOM (NOVEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN D-28LSH (1991)
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MARTIN D-40BLE (1990)
1990
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MARTIN D-41BLE (1989)
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MARTIN D-42LE (1988)
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MARTIN D-45 DELUXE (1993)
1993
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MARTIN D-45 GENE AUTRY (1994)
three-each-sideslotted (open) headstockNeck joins body at 12th fret19 fret---
MARTIN D-45KLE (1991)
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MARTIN D-45LE (SEPTEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN D-45S DELUXE (1992)
1992
three-each-side-Neck joins body at 12th fret19 fret1.75 inches wide at nut--
MARTIN D-62LE (OCTOBER, 1986)
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MARTIN D-93 (1993)
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MARTIN D3-18 (1991)
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MARTIN HD-18LE (OCTOBER, 1987)
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MARTIN HD-28 C.T.B. (1992, CUSTOM TORTOISE BOUND)
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MARTIN HD-28BLE (1990)
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MARTIN HD-28BSE (1987)
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MARTIN HD-28C LSH (1993)
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MARTIN HD-28GM GRAND MARQUIS (1989)
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MARTIN HD-28GM LSH GRAND MARQUIS (1994)
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MARTIN HD-28LE (DECEMBER, 1985)
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MARTIN HD-28M (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28PSE (1988)
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MARTIN HD-28SE (Guitar of the Month September 1986)
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MARTIN HJ-28 (1992)
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MARTIN HJ-28M (1994)
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MARTIN HOM-35 (1989)
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MARTIN J-21MC (1986)
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MARTIN J-40MBLE (NOVEMBER, 1987)
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MARTIN M-21 CUSTOM (DECEMBER, 1984)
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MARTIN M2C-28 (1988)
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MARTIN OM-21 SPECIAL (1991)
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MARTIN OM-28 PERRY BECHTEL (1993)
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MARTIN OM-28LE (OCTOBER 1985)
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MARTIN OM-40LE (1994)
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MARTIN OMC-28 (1990, Limited Edition)
1990
--Neck joins body at 14th fret22 fret1.75 inches wide at nutpearl headstock inlay/logolow profile neck