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Martin M-38 Koa Special

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Flamed Hawaiian Koa Back and Sides, Solid Black Ebony Fingerboard, Style "45" Snowflake Inlays, and Gold Hardware - Polished Gloss

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Balanced Tone with a Striking Flamed Koa Body!

The Martin M-38 Koa Special carries on the tradition of the prized M-38 Grand Auditorium Model - giving it a unique and beautiful look, with a flamed Hawaiian Koa back and sides. This body style combines the Martin "0000" shape with the "000" body depth for particularly balanced tone, enhanced by the solid Sitka spruce top. Along the black ebony fingerboard, the Martin M-38 Koa Special features a striking Style "45" snowflake inlay pattern. There is also a black ebony bridge featured on Martin's M-38 Koa Special.

Martin M-38 Koa Special 6-string Acoustic Guitar at a Glance:
  • Solid Sitka spruce top with striking flamed Hawaiian Koa back and sides
  • M-38 Grand Auditorium body style delivers exceptionally balanced tone

Solid Sitka spruce top with striking flamed Hawaiian Koa back and sides
The Martin M-38 Koa Special is just as memorable in appearance as it is in tone. That's because it derives its exceptional sound through a strong-voiced solid Sitka spruce top and an all-Hawaiian Koa body, which is beautifully flamed. Other appointments on the M-38 Koa Special include a solid black ebony fingerboard and bridge, grained ivoroid binding, a bone nut, and a select hardwood neck. Martin also gave the M-38 Koa Special their Style "45" snowflake inlay pattern as well as high-quality gold hardware with large buttons.

M-38 Grand Auditorium body style delivers exceptionally balanced tone
Martin revives their prized M-38 Grand Auditorium body style, with the M-38 Koa Special. This particular body style is noted for its exceptionally balanced tone - thanks to its superb balance between the "0000"'s shape and the "000"'s body depth.

Martin M-38 Koa Special 6-string Acoustic Guitar Features:
  • Finish: Polished Gloss
  • Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
  • Body Size: M (0000) - 14 Fret
  • Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
  • Rosette: Style 45
  • Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped, Forward Shifted
  • Top Braces: Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16''
  • Back Material: Solid Highly Flamed Hawaiian Koa
  • Back Purfling: Style 45
  • Side Material: Solid Highly Flamed Hawaiian Koa
  • Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
  • Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
  • Binding: Grained Ivoroid
  • Top Inlay Style: Multiple Black/White Boltaron
  • Side Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
  • Back Inlay: Black/White Boltaron
  • Neck Material: Select Hardwood
  • Neck Shape: Modified V
  • Nut Material: Bone
  • Headstock: Solid/Diamond/Square Taper
  • Headplate: Solid Highly Flamed Koa /C.F. Martin Script
  • Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
  • Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Scale Length: 25.4''
  • # of Frets Clear: 14
  • # of Frets Total: 20
  • Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4''
  • Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4''
  • Fingerboard Position Inlays: Style 45 Snowflakes
  • Fingerboard Binding: Grained Ivoroid
  • Finish Top: Polished Gloss w/ Vintage Toner
  • Finish Neck: Polished Gloss
  • Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
  • Bridge Style: Belly w/ Drop-In Saddle
  • Bridge String Spacing: 2-1/4''
  • Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
  • Tuning Machines: Gold w/ Large Buttons
  • Bridge and End Pins: White w/ Abalone Pearl Dots
  • Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Color
  • Included Case: 570 Geib style

The Martin M-38 Koa Special delivers the exceptionally balanced tone of the M-38, with a striking flamed Hawaiian Koa body!

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