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The dreadnought is a type of acoustic guitar body developed by American guitar manufacturer C.F. Martin & Company. [1] The style, since copied by other guitar manufacturers, has become one of the most common for acoustic guitars. Its shape is characterized by square shoulders, a relatively flat tail end, and a wide waist with a large radius ...
The D-45 was the top model of the dreadnought line, [8] which also included the D-28 and D-18 models, priced much lower. In 1942, as a result of World War II, Martin officially ceased production of the D-45 (as well as other Martin models such as the archtops). [6] This first series of D-45's consisted of only 91 instruments. [1]
C.F. Martin & Company (often referred to as Martin) is an American guitar manufacturer established in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin. [1] It is highly respected for its acoustic guitars and is a leading manufacturer of flat top guitars and ukuleles .
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The Martin D-28 uses a dreadnought design, a naval term adopted and used by many to describe its larger body dimensions, hence the "D" designation. When first created, the dreadnought guitar was seen as less favorable to the standard, smaller-sized guitars of its time.
The Mk.2 seat was designed as an improved version of the first Martin-Baker seat. Improvements included relocation of the main parachute and dinghy, automatic parachute deployment and man/seat separation systems to assist incapacitated crews . [2] During 1953 Mk.1 seats in service were modified to Mk.2
All four ships were laid down in mid-1907, and completed by late 1910. They were Germany's first dreadnought class, and though commonly perceived as having been built in response to the British Dreadnought, their design traces its origin to 1903; they were in fact a response to Dreadnought ' s predecessors of the Lord Nelson class.
The prototype was designated N2M-1 by the United States Navy, and it first flew in 1924. [2] The N2M-1 was based on the Martin 66 Night Mail and was a biplane powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) Wright-Hisso E-4 engine. It had two open cockpits in tandem for a crew of two. [2]