Live Auction 2471Fine Musical Instruments
C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY
Lot 20

C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY

A GUITAR, STYLE 000-28EC, NAZARETH, PA., 1996

Closed14 October 2011

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USD 5,625

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C.F. MARTIN AND COMPANY
A GUITAR, STYLE 000-28EC, NAZARETH, PA., 1996
The headstock bearing the logo C.F. Martin & Co. EST. 1833, the fingerboard inlaid Eric Clapton, labeled C.F. Martin & Co. 000-28EC Eric Clapton Signature Model Eric Clapton C.F. Martin IV #1 The Martin Guitar Company Nazareth, Pennsylvania USA, branded internally C.F. MARTIN & CO. NAZARETH, PA. MADE IN U.S.A. and on the neck block ERIC CLAPTON 000-28 EC 576553, length of back: 19 3/8 in (49.2 cm) with case (2)

Specialist note

The relationship between C.F. Martin and Company and Eric Clapton extends back to 1995 with the introduction of Martin's OOO-42EC. This was the first Signature Edition guitar to follow on the heels of the Gene Autry D-45. Since that date Clapton and Martin have collaborated on no fewer then 7 different signature guitar models. The most enduring of these is the OOO-28EC. Built to Clapton's exacting specifications these guitars have been in production since 1996. Inscribed on the label #1, this is the first guitar of the edition.