2002 Martin CEO 5 Natural bear claw
Description
The 2002 Martin CEO-5 is a special edition D-12 style dreadnought for sale, with bearclaw Sitka spruce top. Both bridge and fingerboard are striped ebony. Martin CEO C.F. Martin IV asked the Acoustic Guitar Magazine Discussion Group for their design ideas and the resulting guitar was named as the CEO's choice. The interior paper label is signed by C.F. Martin IV. The peghead is slotted and faced with East Indian rosewood with a small raised gold foil. #105 of 350 produced. $3900.00 plus shipping and insurance.
Finish effects gloss finish
Made in USA
Binding ivoroid binding
Number of strings 6 strings
Scale length 25.4 inches scale-length
Body
Body back material sapele body back
Body shape features sloped shoulders
Body sides material sapele body sides
Body style dreadnought-size body
Body top material sitka spruce body top
Soundhole rosette herringbone pearl rosette
Soundhole round soundhole
Neck
Body fret Neck joins body at 12th fret
Neck heel ivoroid heel cap
Neck material mahogany neck
Neck profile shallow oval neck profile
Neck width 1.75 inches wide at nut
Number of frets 20 fret
Peghead (headstock) slotted (open) headstock
Tuner layout three-each-side
Hardware
Bridge pins abalone dot pins
Bridge belly bridge, ebony bridge
Tuners Schaller tuners
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material abalone fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard material ebony fingerboard
Fingerboard position markers dot fingerboard position markers.
Finish effects gloss finish
Made in USA
Binding ivoroid binding
Number of strings 6 strings
Scale length 25.4 inches scale-length
Body
Body back material sapele body back
Body shape features sloped shoulders
Body sides material sapele body sides
Body style dreadnought-size body
Body top material sitka spruce body top
Soundhole rosette herringbone pearl rosette
Soundhole round soundhole
Neck
Body fret Neck joins body at 12th fret
Neck heel ivoroid heel cap
Neck material mahogany neck
Neck profile shallow oval neck profile
Neck width 1.75 inches wide at nut
Number of frets 20 fret
Peghead (headstock) slotted (open) headstock
Tuner layout three-each-side
Hardware
Bridge pins abalone dot pins
Bridge belly bridge, ebony bridge
Tuners Schaller tuners
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material abalone fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard material ebony fingerboard
Fingerboard position markers dot fingerboard position markers.