C.F. Martin Model "DM"

Got this dreadnought guitar from EBay Germany and could not resist for it was an extraordinary deal. I had intended to sell it and make some money but once I strummed the first chord it was plain for me that I would keep it.

This is how it is built:

Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides 3-ply mahogany. 
Neck:  Mahogany
Fretboard, Bridge and Headstock veneer: Bolivian Rosewood, also called "Morado"
Bindings: black Plastic
Soundhole sorrounded by herringbone inlay
Headstock logo: Golden Letters.
Neck width at Nut: 43,5 mm (a bit more than 1-11/16). Strings spacing at nut: 38 mm (almost 1-1/2")
Scale Length: 25,4" (645,15 mm).. Serial #: 075548

C. F. Martin in Nazareth, Pennsyvania claims to be the oldest comapny building guitars (or at least steel string guitars) today. The company was established in the year 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin, a German immigrant to the USA, born in Markneukirchen Germany. The company is still owned and held by a family member. Today chairman is Christian Frederick Martin IV, the 6th boss in the company's history. Martin is said to be the inventor of the dreadnought guitar. Among steel string guitars about 80-90 % have the form and size of a dreadnought. The Martin DM is the low end model   with a solid spruce top and a body made of 3-ply mahogany. The purflings and finish are kept simple in order to offer a quality instrument for an affordable price. The top is braced with a newer kind of "X"-bracing called the "A-Frame". The Martin DM has a lot of bass punch, soft treble and an overall mellow yet strong sound. It is a nice fingerpicking guitar because it features a good attack. 
The neck joint is at the 14th fret. The neck has a medium height "D"-shape. The setup was great right out of the box, the action not too stiff but not too flat on the other hand either. One thing Martin is known for: The bridge pins stuck out of the bridge almost one centimeter. I put in a set of pins I hand around and they fit better.

Diese Dreadnought Gitarre habe ich von EBay für einen superb günstigen Preis erworben, ursprünglich in der Absicht, sie mit einem Gewinn wieder zu verkaufen. Als ich sie erst einmal angespielt hatte, was mir sofort klar, dass ich sie behalten würde.

Sie ist folgendermassen gebaut:

Decker: Sitkafichte massiv
boden  & Zargen  3-schichtigens Mahagoni. 
Neck:  Mahagoni
Griffbrett, Brücke und Kopfplattenfurnier: Bolivianisches Palisander, auch "Morado"genannt
Korpuseinfassungen: Kunststoff schwarz
Schallocheinfassung: "Herringbone"-Einlage
Logo auf Kopfplatte: Goldene Buchstaben leicht erhaben.
Halsbreite am Sattel: 43,5 mm 
Saitenabstand am Sattel: 38 mm 
Mensur: 645,15 mm (25,4")
 Seriennummer: 075548