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Martin D-28CW Clarence White Special Edition Dreadnaught
Special Edition Martin Guitar. Enlarged sound hole; Adirondack Spruce bracing is scalloped and forward-shifted, one inch from the sound hole. These details follow Clarence White's modified 1934 D-28. Quite loud; a great flatpicking guitar!|
Clarence White D-28CW: Flatpicking Cannon! A unique Special Edition variation on the D-28 is the D-28CW Clarence White. The top is solid Adirondack Spruce, and the Adirondack bracing is scalloped and forward shifted, 1" from the sound hole, as found on Martins from the "Golden Era" prior to 1939. Details like fine herringbone top inlay, bone nut and saddle, grained Ivoroid binding with wood fiber top and back inlays, modified "V" neck shape with grained Ivoroid binding, enlarged sound hole like White's famous modified 1934 D-28, a solid Indian Rosewood headplate with Golden Era-style logo and premium Waverly nickel-plated tuners are all unique touches that make the CW stand out. That's in addition to its exceptional sound and responsiveness! This is a flatpicking cannon, a true "banjo killer" that will stand out in the loudest bluegrass jam. Model Specifications: MODEL D-28CW (Clarence White) CONSTRUCTION: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret TOP: Solid Adirondack Spruce ROSETTE: Style 28; No Inner Ring TOP BRACING PATTERN: DOM Forward Shifted TOP BRACES: Solid Adirondack Spruce/ Scalloped 5/16'' Golden Era BACK MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood (Sitka Golden Era Style Back Braces) BACK PURFLING: HD Zig Zag SIDE MATERIAL: Solid East Indian Rosewood ENDPIECE: Grained Ivoroid ENDPIECE INLAY: B/W Wood Fiber BINDING: Grained Ivoroid TOP INLAY STYLE: Fine Herringbone SIDE INLAY: none BACK INLAY: B/W Wood Fiber NECK MATERIAL: Solid Mahogany NECK SHAPE: Modified V NUT MATERIAL: Bone HEADSTOCK: Solid/Long Diamond/Tapered HEADPLATE: Solid Indian Rosewood/Golden Era Style Logo HEELCAP: Grained Ivoroid FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony SCALE LENGTH: 25.4'' # OF FRETS CLEAR: 14 # OF FRETS TOTAL: 21 FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 11/16'' FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8'' FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS: none FINGERBOARD BINDING: Grained Ivoroid/Mitered FINISH BACK & SIDES: Polished Gloss/ Dark Filler FINISH TOP: Polished Gloss/ Aging Toner FINISH NECK: Satin w/Polished Headplate, Dark Mahogany Stain BRIDGE MATERIAL: Solid Black Ebony BRIDGE STYLE: Belly - Long Saddle BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 1/8'' SADDLE: 16'' Radius/Bone TUNING MACHINES: Waverly W-16 Nickel BRIDGE & END PINS: White w/ Black Dots PICKGUARD: ''Dalmatian'' Tortoise Pattern/Beveled and Polished CASE: 545 Geib Style™ INTERIOR LABEL: Label Signed By C. F. Martin IV & Michelle White Bledsoe/ Numbered in Sequence (No Total) ELECTRONICS: optional OTHER OPTIONS: Available left-handed at no additional charge OTHER COMMENTS: All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice. Few musical instrument companies have a history as rich as that of C.F. Martin & Co. Established in 1833 when C.F. Martin Sr. left Germany and set up shop in New York City, the company moved to its current location, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in 1839. Innovations like X-Bracing date from 1840; the first Dreadnought, a Martin invention, was named for a World War I-era battleship and appeared in 1916. Steel string instruments date from 1922. And today, about 900,000 instruments later, the company is directed by Chris Martin, a.k.a C.F. Martin IV. So it's not surprising that Martin guitars continue to follow the practices that led to their success: make guitars carefully and slowly, from the best materials, handled by skilled craftsmen building time-tested designs. |
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