Martin Introduces Three Limited Edition Guitars

July 11, 1997 -- The Martin Guitar Company, one of the world's oldest and finest instrument-makers, is proud to announce a select number of high quality Limited Edition Guitars.

D-42JC Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash, one of country music's most distinctive figures, and The Martin Guitar Company are proud to introduce the D-42JC Johnny Cash Limited Edition Signature Model, a collaboration between the respected "Man in Black" and Martin. The Johnny Cash Limited Edition Guitar will be available for just one year from Martin dealers throughout the world. The edition will be limited to a maximum of 200 guitars, each numbered in sequence and personally signed by Johnny Cash and C.F. Martin, IV, Martin's Chairman and CEO. Johnny Cash, the youngest performer ever inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, is also in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Throughout his long career, Johnny Cash has shown tremendous loyalty to Martin guitars. His favorites include the first black guitar ever crafted by Martin, Cash's custom D-35. He also plays a Martin Bicentennial Limited Edition (#375) and a custom D-45. The Johnny Cash Limited Edition Guitar is the first all-black limited edition ever offered by Martin.

Six-String and Twelve-String Arlo Guthrie 'Alice's Restaurant' Guitars

"Alice's Restaurant Massacree," Arlo Guthrie's classic anti-Establishment folk song that helped define the Woodstock era, has reached the age of 30. In honor of the anniversary of this folk anthem about Guthrie's escapades with the police and the draft board, The Martin Guitar company is honored to announce a collaboration with the songwriter to create two limited edition guitars, a six-string 0000-28H AG and a 12-string 000012-28H AG. The Martin Guitar Company will craft up to 30 of each of these commemorative "Alice's Restaurant" limited edition guitars. Each instrument will be numbered in sequence and signed by Arlo Guthrie and C.F. Martin, IV.

00-16DBR Concert Acoustic for Women

The Martin Guitar Company is proud to unveil the Limited Edition 00-16DBR Grand Concert Acoustic Guitar. Created to meet the special needs of female guitar players, this is the exciting second model resulting from the efforts of Martin's Women & Music Committee. It follows the signed and numbered limited edition 00-16DB which sold out as soon as it was unveiled in January 1997.

For more information, visit their web site at www.mguitar.com.