Martin Custom Shop Style 45 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar - East Indian Rosewood with Hardshell Case

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Straight from the Martin factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, this Martin Custom Shop Style 45 Dreadnought with East Indian Rosewood pairs timeless craftsmanship with premium materials for players seeking exceptional tone and elegant aesthetics. Featuring a premium spruce top with an aging toner finish, this instrument offers a classic, broken-in look while delivering the resonance and projection that Martin’s dreadnoughts are known for. The East Indian rosewood back and sides provide rich lows, shimmering highs, and a balanced midrange, perfectly complemented by scalloped 5/16" spruce bracing for enhanced clarity and responsiveness. Long considered a top-of-the-line tonewood, East Indian rosewood remains a reliable favorite of Martin’s skilled craftsmen, thanks to the stunning timbre it provides — perfectly balancing strong projection, enduring sustain, and shimmering harmonic abundance.

While this guitar may have been crafted by Martin’s expert luthiers in 2025, the history that informs this acoustic masterpiece stretches back over a century. Introduced in 1902, Martin’s “Style 45” line represented the pinnacle of musical artisanship and luxury. These guitars were originally designed as custom-ordered instruments for the most discerning players of the era, and they quickly became recognized as some of the most ornate and prestigious guitars available. Production of Style 45 guitars continued until 1942, when wartime restrictions and changing demand caused Martin to suspend the line. For decades, prewar Style 45 acoustics were only seen as rare, legendary collectors items. Then, in 1968, Martin brought the line back with a powerful, accessible dreadnought model that quickly became a go-to instrument for artists such as Neil Young, James Taylor, and David Crosby. Now, the Style 45 line encompasses top-notch Martin guitars of all shapes and sizes — including this one-of-a-kind, beautifully appointed custom Dreadnought.

Elegant appointments such as Style 45 hexagon fingerboard inlays, a CFM block headplate inlay, antique white binding, and a polished headplate elevate the guitar’s visual appeal, while practical design elements like the GE Modern Belly ebony bridge and bone nut ensure reliability and playability. This Custom Shop dreadnought is an ideal choice for gigging performers, skilled studio musicians, and judicious collectors alike, offering a versatile sound equally at home in bluegrass, folk, or singer-songwriter settings. Steeped in nearly 125 years of history and Martin’s trademark attention-to-detail, this custom dreadnought is waiting for the right guitarist to unlock all its sonic and melodic potential — and it’s available right now at Haggerty’s Music. Includes a hardshell case.

Features/Specs

Body

• Body Shape: Dreadnought
• Top Material: Premium Spruce
• Top Color: Aging Toner
• Back & Sides Material: East Indian Rosewood
• Bracing: Scalloped Spruce, 5/16"
• Binding Material: Antique White
• Rosette: Style 45 Boltaron
• Body Finish: Gloss

Neck

• Neck Profile: GE Modified Low Oval
• Scale Length: 25.4"
• Fingerboard Material: Black Ebony
• Fingerboard Inlay: Style 45 Hexagon with Select Abalone
• Fingerboard Spacing: 1 3/4" x 2 1/8" x 2 5/32"
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Headplate Inlay: CFM Block
• Headplate Finish: Polished

Hardware

• Bridge Style: GE Modern Belly
• Bridge Material: Black Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Bone with Paua
• Nut Material: Bone
• Tuners: Gold Grover Open Gear

Miscellaneous

• Electronics: None
• Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case Included