Martin Select Hardwood

Was there a date serial number when martin changed from mahogany to select hardwood with their guitar necks.

Martin select hardwood.

The term select hardwood is used to give cfm the option to substitute materials based on availability without have to change the specs. I suspect your guitars other than the d 21 special have mahogany necks. With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved. Martin has taken a different approach to the necks of the two instruments.

It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings. It most often means mahogany or spanish cedar but could be other woods as well. Martin guitar necks change from mahogany to select hardwood. With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved.

It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings. Basically using the term select hardwood gives martin the option of using the wood they can acquire in the quantities needed without having to constantly update their published specs. In recent production most select hardwood has been mahogany or spanish cedar. As already stated the term select hardwood simply gives martin the option of using what is available.

There are any number of martin purists who simply will not accept it. Perhaps it s the lack of specificity of what the select woods actually are well as long as it s not nato. Post nov 17 2008 1 2008 11 17t09 29. They work very hard to obtain the highest quality woods and minimize waste.

I ve read the controversy about select hardwoods being euphemistic for the lack of true mahogany. The d 21 special will likely have a spanish cedar neck while a d 28 would likely be mahogany but the term select hardwood allows the manufacturer some leeway if material availability changes. Select hardwood could include mahogany spanish cedar sapele sipo utile or african mahogany khaya.