The D-41 takes the East Indian rosewood Dreadnought and adds a ring of abalone around the top edge, an abalone rosette and Reduced Hexagon abalone inlays on a bound ebony board. Underneath sit Golden Era Scalloped 5/16" braces in the Forward-Shifted X Brace pattern, and the genuine mahogany neck is the Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval with the High-Performance Taper, in satin. Gold open-gear tuners with butterbean knobs and a diamond on the headstock complete it.
This is the dressed-up rosewood Dreadnought, short of the full abalone treatment. For the same woods and bracing with plainer trim, look at the D-28. The D-42 moves to snowflake inlays and a gloss neck, and the D-45 carries abalone onto the back and sides.
All three finishes are gloss. The standard top has an Aging Toner, the 1933 Ambertone takes it to a warmer amber, and the 1935 Sunburst darkens the edges. Against the abalone border we would choose the Ambertone, where the shell reads clearly against an older-looking top.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 with Black Stripe
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Golden Era Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Endpiece: Antique White
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner (Gloss) / 1933 Ambertone (Gloss 1933 Ambertone) / 1935 Sunburst (Gloss 1935 Sunburst)
Top Inlay Material: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Binding: Antique White
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Antique White
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Reduced Hexagon
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
Side Dots: Black
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era
Headplate Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Golden Era Modern Belly - Drop-In Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Hardshell



