You do not see these very often...if at all. I haven't seen a Martin Hawaiian X on the open market in years. Don't miss this opportunity to own a rare, Limited Edition, Martin collectable. I added this guitar to my collection in 2010. Unbelievably, it was "New-Old-Stock" at a Martin dealer. They had kept it as a display piece for the shop's private collection. Fully disclosed that the time of purchase, the bridge was lifting. As the first owner it qualified for a warranty repair (which meant I had to register it). The Luthrie Shop in Des Moines was kind enough to help me out with the fix. Since the repair, she's played beautifully.
She sounds like a Martin should. Very comfortable sized guitar. I love the neck shape and feel.
Despite being 20 years old, this guitar shows as near new. All original, case candy and the OEM case. No disappointments here. Here's the 2002 NAMM write-up... "The past few NAMMs have given us successive entries into Martin’s “Cowboy Series” acoustic guitars. Winter NAMM 2002 marks the beginning of Martin’s Limited Edition Hawaiian Theme Guitars with the Hawaiian X. The Hawaiian X features original soundboard artwork by illustrator and cartoonist Robert Armstrong, the same artist who created the images that adorned Martin's popular series of three “Cowboy” Limited Editions. Ukuleles and acoustic guitars have sported a variety of native motifs for decades, and it is the artwork on these guitars that inspired the Hawaiian X. Like the three Cowboy Limited Editions, the Hawaiian X takes advantage of state-of-the-art HPL photo laminating technology to reproduce Robert Armstrong's unique Hawaiian scene. Limited to just 500 guitars, each Hawaiian X will bear an interior label individually numbered in sequence."
Specifications include...
• Construction: Mortise/Tenon Neck Joint • Body Size: 000-14 Fret • Top: Hawaiian Luau Custom HPL Textured Finish • Top Bracing Pattern: 000-1 (A- frame) • Top Braces: 000-1 (A- frame) w/ Graphite Bridge And Bowtie Plate • Back Material: Koa Wood Pattern HPL Textured Finish • Side Material: Koa Wood Pattern HPL Textured Finish • Neck Material: Brown Stratabond® • Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval • Nut Material: Black Corian® • Headstock: Solid/6 String No Diamond/Standard Taper • Headplate: Koa Wood Pattern HPL/ Texture Finish/ Raised Gold Foil Logo • Fingerboard Material: Black Micarta® • Scale Length: 25.4'' • Number Of Frets Clear: 14 • Number Of Frets Total: 20 • Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 11/16'' • Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 2 1/8'' • Fingerboard Position Inlays: Style 18 Old Style (Abalone) • Bridge Material: Black Micarta® • Bridge Style: 1 Style Belly • Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8'' • Saddle: 16'' Radius/Compensated/Black Micarta® • Tuning Machines: Gotoh Black Knobs w/ CFM Logo • Recommended Strings: MSP 4100 Coated Light Phosphor Bronze • Bridge & End Pins: Black w/ Abalone Dots
As with all of Jeffy's Guitars, I do my best to properly represent them in the notes and pictures. However, these are used guitars that I am sharing with the world and they do not have a factory warranty.... or any warranty for that matter. This is an AS-IS, WHERE-IS purchase. ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY!! HAPPY TO SEND MORE PICTURES!! I take pride in my shipping prep.
