Martin Select Hardwood

With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved.

Martin select hardwood.

As already stated the term select hardwood simply gives martin the option of using what is available. I ve read the controversy about select hardwoods being euphemistic for the lack of true mahogany. In recent production most select hardwood has been mahogany or spanish cedar. Post nov 17 2008 1 2008 11 17t09 29.

Was there a date serial number when martin changed from mahogany to select hardwood with their guitar necks. There are any number of martin purists who simply will not accept it. 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. Select hardwood could include mahogany spanish cedar sapele sipo utile or african mahogany khaya.

It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings. It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings. 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. They work very hard to obtain the highest quality woods and minimize waste.

With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved. 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. The d x2e has select hardwood which in this case looks like a mahogany family member usually spanish cedar sapele or even mahogany itself depending on availability.

Martin has taken a different approach to the necks of the two instruments. It most often means mahogany or spanish cedar but could be other woods as well. Perhaps it s the lack of specificity of what the select woods actually are well as long as it s not nato.