Guitar MARTIN D-45 Limited Edition Brazil 11/50, n° 470211, - Lot 12

Guitar MARTIN D-45 Limited Edition Brazil 11/50, n° 470211, year 1987 Technical specifications : - Top : Spruce - Back : Rosewood - Sides : Rosewood - Neck : Mahogany - Fingerboard : Ebony - Saddle width : 43 mm - Frets : 20 frets - Fork: 645 mm - Pickguard: Turtoise - Fittings: Gold-plated - Country of manufacture: USA, Nazareth - Year : 1987 - Finish : Natural - Serial number : 470211 - Details : Built for the 50th anniversary of the Martin D-45 14 fret (excluding case) In 1933, Gene Autry (1907 - 1998) commissioned the "biggest and most sophisticated" guitar Martin could build. Martin responded by creating a D-28 with deluxe embellishments, giving birth to the D-45. Derived from the first Martin-branded guitars in "Dreadnought" format with X-bracing, this model was offered as early as 1937, and listed in the catalog as early as 1938. The model shown here is extremely rare, produced in just 50 examples, of which the guitar shown here is number 11. The 50 examples represent the 50 years between the year of production and the "officialization" of the D-45 14 fret model in 1937.