Martin Guitar Company 000-28EC User manual

Martin D-100

Since 1833, C. F. Martin & Co.
has been a permanent part of
the American experience:
The o dest, most respected,
most innovative guitar in
American history.
B ending hand craftsmanship
with state-of-the-art techno ogy,
Martin guitars remain
unsurpassed in qua ity, tone,
p ayabi ity and enduring va ue.
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“The guitars we’re building today, I believe, are among the best
in our company’s history – models for every taste and playing
style from the traditional to the most modern.When future
generations look back at what we’ve done, I want them to see
how much of our great tradition we have sustained and, at the
same time, to see how boldly we have moved into the future.”
— Christia Frederick Marti IV
Ch irm n of the Bo rd nd CEO
Chris h s inherited the honor of six gener tions of guit r building,
m king it one of the longest held f mily businesses in Americ .

In 2004 we reached a milestone
in our Company’s history —
The 1,000,000th Marti
Guitar. Never to be sold, this
priceless instrument, with many
rare jewels and precious metals
inlaid in the finest traditional
tonewoods, celebrates this
achievement.
Over 175 Years Old

C. F. Martin & Co.
is grounded in tradition,
going back more than
175 years to young
Christian Frederick Martin’s
apprenticeship in Vienna.
As demand for guitars has risen, we’ve risen, building
more and better guitars at superior quality. Today we
offer over 120 models of various sizes, styles and
affordability. In addition to our famous Dreadnoughts
and other Martin traditional styles, we regularly
introduce models that address changing player
preferences – cutaway models, acoustic-electric models,
alternative and sustainable wood models, mini and
travel guitars and scores of Limited Editions and Artist
Signature models.
At Martin we’ve never been shackled by the past.
We continually search for the best traditional tone
woods, as well as alternative materials and sustainable
woods. We build our guitars to closer tolerances, utilize
computer-assisted carving machines for greater accuracy
and consistency and apply traditional lacquer finishes
as well as high-tech finishes with a mind for beauty,
protection and sound enhancement.
At the same time, we still bring a great deal of hand
craftsmanship to every step of the building process.
Today’s Martin guitars are a unique product of the
latest technology and the human touch, which is how
it has always been. Even our founder, C. F. Martin, Sr.,
continually sought ways to build more and better
guitars to meet the needs of his customers.
In an age of change and intense competition,
C. F. Martin remains America’s leading guitar
builder for a very basic reason: We’re still in tune
with what players want and the quality they expect.
Christian Frederick Martin, Sr.
1796 – 1873
and Still Perfectly in Tune
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The D-45 was formally
introduced in 1938.
In 1968, Style “45”
appointments were
reissued by popular
demand, featuring
hexagon fingerboard
inlays and C. F. Martin
inlaid headplate.
The Stauffer-style Marti from
the 1840s features an elaborate gear
mechanism that was expensive
for C. F. Martin to import.
This may have prompted
Martin to simplify the
necks of his guitars to
the refined, elegant
style we know today.

The Marti Factory Tour is ranked among the
most popular in America. Our daily tour provides
an up-close and personal view of how the world’s
finest steel-string guitars are built. Our legacy of
tone and quality follows a process that can last
3 to 6 months, requiring as many as 300 separate
steps. Using a combination of hand craftsmanship
and state-of-the-art machine technology, Martin
craftspeople build our guitars slowly and carefully,
with a great deal of pride.What starts as rough
lumber, leaves Nazareth as a legend.
Free tours are conducted weekdays. For more
information, directions or group reservations,
call 610-759-2837 or visit martinguitar.com.

Quality, tone and playability
are very closely connected
because how well a guitar
is made determines how
well it sounds and plays.
Renowned for Quality,
Tone and Playability.
At Martin, quality begins with guitar design. Since
C. F. Martin, Sr. invented the classic X-bracing in the
1850s, our designs have constantly evolved to enhance
tone and playability and now include X-bracing as well
as a number of patented hybrid bracing patterns.
We’re sticklers for quality. Perhaps no other guitar receives
more quality checks, at every stage of construction, than a
Martin. When the guitar finally reaches the player, it is
ready to play and comfortable for
most playing styles. Right out
of the case.
Tradition, knowledge of acoustics, premium tonewoods,
bracing, glues, woodworking techniques and leading-edge
technology all combine to create a tone that is uniquely
Martin – clear, resonant and loud with distinct separation
between bass and treble. Although many have tried to
duplicate our tone – no other guitar sounds like a Martin.
Today’s standard Martin neck, the slim, low-profile shape,
is the ultimate in playability, providing easy action at all
fingerboard positions. It’s also adjustable to allow for the
proper amount of neck relief, depending on playing style
and string gauge. Quality. You can see it,
feel it and, above all, hear it in every
Martin guitar we build.
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Limited Edition
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Cu tom Shop
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The Unsurpassed
For those who refuse
to compromise
Our traditional models are built with
premium solid tonewoods – such as
rosewood, mahogany, koa, ebony and
spruce – as well as exotic varieties
within these species in limited quantities.
Many of these instruments include
one-of-a-kind designs and highly
faithful replicas of classic Martin
models and require a great deal
of hand craftsmanship.
For those see ing a
highly innovative
and cost effective
alternative
These instruments utilize solid and
laminated woods in varying degrees,
depending on the model, as well as
patented high-pressure laminates (HPL).
Equally important, these instruments
provide an ecologically-responsible
approach to building guitars of alternative
materials, natural and synthetic.
Martin offers models to meet
virtually every playing style,
genre of music, budget,
aesthetic and ecological
sensibility. No matter which
model you choose, each one
is indisputably a Martin.

Authentic
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Golden Era®
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Marqui ®
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Special Edition
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Vintage
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1 Serie
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X
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Little Martin®
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Backpacker®
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Ukulele
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Instruments of Martin Guitar
Standard
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Through the MARTI CUSTOM SHOP , you can design
that one-of-a-kind Martin you’ve always dreamed of owning.
Just about anything is possible. Select your favorite combination
of traditional Martin body sizes and tonewoods, from spectacular
pearl-inlaid models to simple, elegant models with unique,
personal “touches.” Our Custom Shop guitars reflect the ultimate
in Martin craftsmanship.
Custom Martin guitars can only be ordered and purchased
through an authorized Martin dealer. To locate a dealer
nearest you, visit our website at martinguitar.com. To view
an online catalog and build a virtual Custom model, visit
martincustomshop.com.

Our LIMITED EDITIO SERIES includes unique and highly
collectable instruments. Each year Martin unveils stunning
signature models honoring artists who have made significant
contributions to music. Successful collaborations with scores
of musicians include Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, John Mayer,
Johnny Cash, Sting, Paul Simon, and others – as well as
commemorative models, vintage recreations and Martin
employee and CEO-designed models.
Limited Editions

D-50 Ko Deluxe
D-28M Elvis Presley
D-100
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At Martin we often hear “They sure don’t make Martins like
they used to.” Actually, we do make Martins like we used
to – Authentic, Golden Era and Marquis series guitars are
all built with close attention to original details and
specifications.
AUTHE TIC SERIES – Each guitar is constructed with
hide glue, t-shaped neck reinforcement bar, Adirondack
red spruce top and bracing, original shape and color
pickguard and more. Virtually hand-built, these
instruments go beyond the Golden Era series in faithfully
replicating Martin pre-war specifications, materials
and construction methods.
GOLDE ERA SERIES – This prestigious series of guitars
replicates select pre-war models built during Martin’s first
1930s “Golden Era” of legendary quality and originality.
Features include genuine mahogany backs and sides and
CITES certified Brazilian rosewood headplates finished in
the original lacquer, Adirondack spruce tops, ’30s style
forward-shifted X-bracing, cloth side strips, ’30s style
logo and V-neck profiles.
MARQUIS SERIES – The utilization of East Indian
or Madagascar rosewood, in place of Brazilian rosewood,
makes the Marquis Series a more affordable Martin
Golden Era recreation. Modern improvements such as
adjustable truss rods and modified V-shape necks are
married with Golden Era construction and appointments.
Authentic, Golden Era &Marquis

000-18 Golden Er
D-28 M rquis Sunburst
OM-28 M rquis
D-18 Authentic
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SPECIAL EDITIO S are just that: specially-designed guitars
built for specific playing styles or designed with special features
inspired by well-known artists, luthiers, dealers and collectors.
These instruments are unique and often built with special woods
and appointments that do not “fit” our Standard Series or other
distinct instrument groupings. Special Editions are not limited
in quantity or specified time availability.
The SWDGT, D-28 Clarence White, OMJM John Mayer and
Ditson Dreadnaught 333 models are prime examples of this very
creative group of instruments.
S ecial Editions

Ditson Dre dn ught 333
D-28 Cl rence White
OMJM John M yer
SWDGT
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Our VI TAGE SERIES instruments combine the look
and feel of classic, pre-World War II Martins with modern
improvements and materials. The result: instruments of
extraordinary elegance, power and playability.
Such vintage features as grained ivoroid binding, herringbone
trim, old-style squared headstock, scalloped forward-shifted
Dreadnought “X” bracing, modified V-shaped neck,
period fingerboard inlays, old-style long or through
saddles, aging toner finish and vintage-style tuning
machines are used extensively. ecks are hand fit using
a wood-to-wood dovetail attachment for best tone.
Guitars are constructed of solid premium woods,
including East Indian rosewood, genuine mahogany,
select quarter-sawn Sitka spruce and ebony.
While these instruments are built on original patterns from
the ’30s, they benefit from over a half a century of continual
advances in guitar design and construction. All feature
Martin’s adjustable truss rod and modified V-shape neck.
Vintage Series guitars include vintage Geib style cases.
Vintage Series

D-18V
00-28VS
D-45V
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The STA DARD SERIES is really the foundation of the entire
line of Martin guitars. Historically every instrument we build
today has evolved, in some degree, from these classic Martin
designs, especially the Dreadnought.
The large “Dreadnought” sized body, originated by Frank H.
Martin and Oliver Hunt in 1916, is the most widely imitated
guitar model in the world. Since its introduction in 1931,
the Martin D-28 has remained the standard by which all
large-bodied, steel-stringed acoustic guitars are measured.
Standard Series guitars feature solid wood top, back and sides,
polished gloss finish and hand-fit dovetail neck attachment.
Standard Series