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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.
In fact, the first model to be produced in the "dreadnought" size was the largest of several models manufactured by Martin for the Oliver Ditson Company; of the nine models catalogued (1, 11, 111; 2, 22, 222; 3, 33, 333) the 111, 222 and 333 shared the large (dreadnought) dimension and differed only in the degree of ornamentation. (Although ...
An article entitled "Martin D-45: A Chronicle of the Jewelled Dreadnought" appeared in the Japanese magazine "Acoustic Guitar Magazine", volume 4, Spring 2000 (Rittor Music, 2000) [135] Some links to vintage film clips featuring Wilma Lee Cooper and Red Smiley playing their pre-war D-45s are given here. [136]
D28 road (Croatia) Dewoitine D.28, a French aircraft; Martin D-28, a guitar model; Sonatensatz, D 28 (Schubert), a piano work by Franz Schubert; Iceberg D-28, which calved from the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica in September 2019; LNER Class D28, a class of British steam locomotives
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 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]
M/Y A cruising at Sorrento, Italy in 2012. SMS Viribus Unitis, a dreadnought type ship with inverted bow, flagship of the Austro-Hungarian navy in 1912.. In ship design, an inverted bow (occasionally also referred to as reverse bow) is a ship's or large boat's bow whose farthest forward point is not at the top.