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#69 of 100! 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 SPECIFICATIONS – OVERVIEW BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret FINISH TOP: Gloss CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction BACK AND 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: Katalox NECK TAPER: High-Performance Taper SIDE MATERIAL: Katalox ELECTRONICS: Optional SPECIFICATIONS – TOP TOP COLOR: Clear 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″ SPECIFICATIONS – BODY BRACE MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce BACK AND SIDES COLOR: None BRACE SIZE: 5/16″ BACK DETAIL: Figured BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Style 45 Golden Era with Black Stripe BACK INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe HEELCAP: European Flamed Maple with Multi-Stripe SIDE DETAIL: Figured ENDPIECE: European Flamed Maple SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe ENDPIECE INLAY: Multi-Stripe BACK AND SIDES COLOR: None BRACE SIZE: 5/16″ BACK DETAIL: Figured BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Style 45 Golden Era with Black Stripe BACK INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe HEELCAP: European Flamed Maple with Multi-Stripe SIDE DETAIL: Figured ENDPIECE: European Flamed Maple SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe ENDPIECE INLAY: Multi-Stripe SPECIFICATIONS – NECK 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: Flamed Maple SIDE DOTS: Abalone SPECIFICATIONS – HEADSTOCK 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 HEADPLATE DETAIL: None SPECIFICATIONS – MISC CASE: Ply Hardshell LABEL: Signed by CFM IV, Numbered in Sequence with Total (50) PLEKED: true