The d 21 special will likely have a spanish cedar neck while a d 28 would likely be mahogany but the term select hardwood allows the manufacturer some leeway if material availability changes.
Martin select hardwood.
There are any number of martin purists who simply will not accept it.
Select hardwood could include mahogany spanish cedar sapele sipo utile or african mahogany khaya.
I suspect your guitars other than the d 21 special have mahogany necks.
Martin guitar necks change from mahogany to select hardwood.
As already stated the term select hardwood simply gives martin the option of using what is available.
With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved.
I ve read the controversy about select hardwoods being euphemistic for the lack of true mahogany.
It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings.
They work very hard to obtain the highest quality woods and minimize waste.
It is equipped with fishman mx electronics and strung with martin s authentic acoustic lifespan 2 0 strings.
In recent production most select hardwood has been mahogany or spanish cedar.
It most often means mahogany or spanish cedar but could be other woods as well.
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Martin guitar necks change from mahogany to select hardwood.
Was there a date serial number when martin changed from mahogany to select hardwood with their guitar necks.
With a performing artist neck fingerboard and bridge of select hardwood the sound transfer of this model has been greatly improved.
The d x2e has select hardwood which in this case looks like a mahogany family member usually spanish cedar sapele or even mahogany itself depending on availability.
Perhaps it s the lack of specificity of what the select woods actually are well as long as it s not nato.
Martin has taken a different approach to the necks of the two instruments.