C. F. Martin OM-42AR Amazon Rosewood Acoustic Guitar (2003)

C. F. Martin OM-42AR Amazon Rosewood Model Acoustic Guitar (2003), made in Nazareth, PA, serial # 935664, natural finish, Amazon Rosewood back and sides, Italian Alpine spruce top, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. This 2003 Orchestra Model Martin is one of the genuinely rare Amazon Rosewood OM-42 AR limited edition guitars made that year. Unlike some so-called limited runs that consist of hundreds or even thousands of instruments these actually were VERY limited; this is # 2 of only 20 produced. Features include solid Amazon Rosewood back and sides, Italian Alpine spruce top with scalloped, forward shifted bracing, fossilized Ivory 1 3/4" nut saddle, grained Ivoroid binding, gold Waverly tuners, small "teardrop" pickguard and the traditional elaborate Style 42 abalone inlay patterns. The label is signed by C.F. Martin IV. Amazon Rosewood is a rarely encountered tonewood, as close in character to the traditional Brazilian rosewood as one is likely to fi