Pre-Owned Martin 2002 Limitd Edition Honky Tonk Angel
Item: USMARTINHTA
Pre-Owned Martin 2002 Limitd Edition Honky Tonk Angel
Item: USMARTINHTA
AS SUNG BY KITTY WELLS, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" caused a Country Music revolution in 1952. The song became the first in the genre by a woman to sell a million copies and reach Number One on country charts, opened the doors wide for women in country, and launched Kitty Wells as the "Queen of Country Music." To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this landmark record, as well as the careers of Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright, Wells's partner in music and in life, Martin has introduced the HTA Honky Tonk Angel Signature Edition guitar.
The HTA Signature Edition blends distinctive design, unique appointments, and timeless Martin quality. The body marries traditional dreadnought contours with the more slender 000 depth for powerful, balanced tone and uncommon player comfort in a big guitar. A modified low oval 1-11/16" neck adds to the comfort quotient for smaller players. The polished black ebony headstock overlay features a stunning art nouveau "honky tonk angel" inlaid in green ripple abalone pearl. The headstock art is complemented by an abalone crown bordered in mother of pearl at the fifth fret to honor the "Queen of Country Music," amid Style 45 "diamond and squares" finger board inlays, Schaller tuners with pearloid buttons, and an abalone pearl Style 45 rosette.
The HTA Signature Edition's solid tonewoods are selected to optimize the instrument's distinctive voice. Martin craftsmen utilize East Indian rosewood for the two-piece back and sides for rich resonance. The top of Engelmann spruce adds string-to-string clarity and impressive responsiveness, elements enhanced by Martin's scalloped "Hybrid" X bracing.
Aging toner on the top accentuates the fine pattern herringbone purfling, grained ivoroid binding, and beveled and polished tortoise-colored pick-guard. Grained ivoroid back binding surrounds black/white purfling, while the matching end piece is framed by black/white/black inlay. The beauty of the HTA Signature Edition is heightened by the finish: polished gloss on the body and headplate, and satin lacquer on the neck.
Delivered in a hardshell case, each Martin HTA Honky Tonk Angel Signature Edition bears an interior label signed by Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright, and Martin Chairman and CEO C.F. Martin IV, and numbered in sequence with the edition total.
Includes:
- Original Martin Hard Shell Case