In celebration of its 175th year as America's premier guitar maker, C. F. Martin & Company is producing a signature line of the great vintage guitars that put the company on the map. Established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin, who came from a long line of German cabinet makers and woodworkers, the company has remained family-owned and is now run by the founder's great-great-great grandson, C.F. "Chris" Martin IV from their headquarters and main factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. One of the world's leading manufacturers of flattop acoustic guitars, Martin developed the technologically superior X-bracing system in the 1850s that vastly improved both acoustic resonance and structural integrity providing the necessary strength for the uniquely American steel-string guitar. At the turn of the 20th Century, Martin was the first to focus on the production of steel-string guitars, building an international reputation for quality.
Bringing back the sounds of the 1920s, the Martin 000-40S Mark Knopfler Ragpicker's Dream Signature Acoustic Guitar sports the long-scale 12-fret body style that many consider to be one of Martin's best sounding designs. Fashioned from premium solid tonewoods, this beautifully made guitar features a top carved from the same Italian alpine spruce favored by legendary violin maker Antonio Stradivari. The back and sides of this elegant acoustic guitar are crafted from beautiful East Indian rosewood; the neck from genuine mahogany and the fingerboard and bridge from African black ebony. Real fossilized ivory is used to craft the nut, saddle, bridge pins and end pin. Washed with an aging toner to create a vintage patina, the Martin 000-40S Mark Knopfler Ragpicker's Dream Signature Acoustic Guitar looks and sounds like the amazing fast-picking historic instruments it emulates.
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