Martin D41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition Acoustic Guitar
As to be expected of a guitar honoring one of country’s great entertainers, the D-41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition guitar is pristine and pure. Martin’s most colorful abalone pearl brightens the St yle 41 rosette and the perimeter of the aging toner-hued top.
In true country tradition, the top bears a unique, custom-designed oversized nitrate tortoise-colored pickguard, based upon the unique and historic designs that Porter developed in collaboration with Martin throughout the years.
While handsomely appointed, the D-41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition shows traditional Martin quality throughout. The premium solid tonewoods include a top of the finest Engelmann Spruce paired with forward shifted 5/16” scalloped bracing for rich, open tone, back and sides of East Indian rosewood for deep, warm timbre and a low profile 1 11/16” (at the nut) neck with diamond volute carved from genuine mahogany.
Scalloped hexagon abalone pearl position markers from the 1st to the 17th frets – previously offered on the George Jones Signature Edition in 2000 – shine against the African black ebony fingerboard and are matched by wagon wheel inlays in mother of pearl on the wings of the African black ebony belly bridge. “C. F. Martin” block letters are inlaid in abalone pearl on the polished East Indian rosewood headplate, and the white Style 45 bridge and end pins are topped with abalone pearl dots. Flawlessly finished in polished gloss lacquer, the D-41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition displays a stage charisma rivaled only by the man himself.
Back, sides and neck all are bound in elegant grained ivoroid, and are matched by grained ivoroid on the heelcap and endpiece, the latter bordered by black/white fine line inlays. The headplate is bound in grained ivoroid inset with fine black/white inlays, and is appointed with Gotoh gold open-geared tuners with matching gold butterbean knobs. The nut and compensated saddle are crafted from genuine bone.
Presented in a Geib® vintage style hardshell case, each Martin D-41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition guitar features a special interior “Wagonmaster” label personally signed by Porter Wagoner prior to his passing. Marty Stuart, his friend and co-collaborator, has also personally signed the label, each of which is numbered in sequence.
Authorized C. F. Martin dealers are now accepting orders for the D-41 Porter Wagoner Custom Edition. Although the special Porter Wagoner pickguard is available on right-handed models only, either lefthanded or right-handed models may be ordered with the option of a standard Martin pickguard at no additional cost.
