The D-45 is the most ornate Dreadnought in Martin's Standard Series. Abalone runs around the top, back and sides and through the endpiece, the ebony board carries Style 45 Hexagon inlays in abalone, and the rosette is abalone as well. The rest is the Standard Series rosewood Dreadnought: East Indian rosewood back and sides, a spruce top under an Aging Toner, and Golden Era Scalloped 5/16" braces in the Forward-Shifted X Brace pattern.
The genuine mahogany neck is the Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval with the High-Performance Taper, gloss finished, with a 1 3/4" nut. Gold open-gear tuners with butterbean knobs, bone pins with abalone dots, a bone nut and a compensated bone saddle round it out.
Step back to the D-42 to keep the abalone top border and drop it from the back and sides. For a Style 45 Dreadnought with a VTS top and the Vintage Deluxe neck, look at the D-45 Modern Deluxe. The OM-45 brings this trim to the 000 body.
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: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material: Abalone with 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: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
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: Gloss
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: Style 45 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



