All solid wood. Grand deck, rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard and chair.
The back or back of the guitar is made of three pieces of rosewood. Originally, C.F. Martin & Co introduced this method to save wood, but it turned out to give the guitar unparalleled bass, bottom and rumble in the sound. Johnny Cash, among others, took a liking to this characteristic and ended up building this signature D-35 with a black finish - the first C.F. Martin & Co. guitar in black to leave the factory. In addition to the black finish, the guitar is adorned with several beautiful mother-of-pearl inlays around the soundhole and on the fingerboard, including Johnny Cash's signature 21st fret.
Beautifully edge bound with grained ivoroid (plastic) on the body and neck.
- Body size: Dreadnought
- Top wood: Engelmann spruce
- Back & sides Wood: East Indian rosewood
- Finish: High gloss
- Color: Black
- Body bracing: Forward Staggered X bracing
- Bracing: Shell
- Neck material: Selected hardwood
- Neck profile: Modified Low Oval, standard taper
- Radius: 16"
- Fingerboard material: Ebony
- Fingerboard inlays: Abalone Stars - Select Pearl (Bordered In Mother of Pearl)
- Number of frets: 20
- Dimensions: 25.4" (645 mm)
- Saddle width: 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
- Saddle material: Bone
- Seat post material: Bone, compensated
- Bridge material: Ebony
- Tuning screws: Grover 102C
- Strings: C.F. Martin MA550T Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Medium (.013 - .056) 92/8 phosphor bronze
- Case/gig-bag: Hardshell Case
