Sound Pure's Take
When Martin makes an archtop, you KNOW it's going to be good. Especially when they collaborate on the design with a master archtop artist like Dale Unger. This one is very smooth when you want it be, with a nice acoustic punch when you dig in. I love this look, too. Very classy, bright, and slick. Some small dimples and light scratching.
Robinson@SoundPure.com
- Model
- CF-1 Black
- Construction
- Mahogany Blocks/Bolt-on Dovetail
- Body Size
- 17'' x 3''
- Top
- Laminated German Spruce
- Rosette
- none
- Top Bracing Pattern
- Archtop Crossbrace
- Top Braces
- Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back Material
- Laminated European Flamed Maple
- Back Purfling
- none
- Side Material
- Solid European Flamed Maple
- Endpiece
- none
- Endpiece Inlay
- none
- Binding
- none
- Top Inlay Style
- none
- Side Inlay
- none
- Back Inlay
- none
- Neck Material
- Flamed Maple
- Neck Shape
- U Shape Archtop
- Nut Material
- Solid Black Ebony
- Headstock
- Archtop
- Headplate
- Black Micarta /Raised Gold Foil American Archtop and CFM (Less Est. in 1833)
- Heelcap
- Solid Black Ebony
- Fingerboard Material
- Solid Black Ebony
- Scale Length
- 25''
- Number Of Frets Clear
- 14
- Number Of Frets Total
- 21
- Fingerboard Width At Nut
- 1-3/4''
- Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret
- 2-1/8''
- Fingerboard Position Inlays
- none
- Fingerboard Binding
- none
- Finish Back & Sides
- Polished Gloss - Black
- Finish Top
- Polished Gloss - Black
- Finish Neck
- Polished Gloss - Black
- Bridge Material
- Solid Black Ebony
- Bridge Style
- Floating Bridge
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2-1/16''
- Saddle
- Archtop Style Black Ebony
- Tuning Machines
- Gotoh Gold 510 w/ Ebony Buttons
- Recommended Strings
- Darco Light Jazz Nickel (D9100 )
- Bridge & End Pins
- none
- Pickguard
- Ebony Finger Rest
- Case
- 348BGT (Tweed)
- Interior Label
- Paper Label designed by Dick Boak
- Electronics
- Kent Armstrong Floating Pickup
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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