Press Release July 16, 2001

Martin Guitars is creating a 
personalized Signature Edition
guitar dedicated to
Dan Fogelberg.

Others who have been
honored with Martin
custom-designed
instruments are
Eric Clapton,
Johnny Cash,
Willie Nelson,
Joan Baez,
Dave Matthews,
Hank Williams,
Mark Knopfler,
Jimmy Buffett,
The Kingston Trio,
Arlo Guthrie,
Woody Guthrie,
Sting, Keb Mo
and Jonny Lang.

 

The Fogelberg guitar,
available this summer,
features a mahogany
neck, an ebony finger
board, accents of
abalone pearl and
gold-plated tuning
knobs.

Fogelberg's
signature
is inlaid
between the
19th and 20th
frets and his
autograph
appears on a
card affixed
inside the
body.

A portion of the
proceeds will be
donated to the
World Wildlife Fund,
an international
conservation
organization.

 

July 24, 2001


D-41DF
Dan Fogelberg

List Price:
$ 4,750.00  USD

True to Dan Fogelberg’s personal preference, the D-41DF is a classic Martin Dreadnought design, with uniquely powerful tone.

I have spoke with a couple Martin dealers in the Phoenix area and have got the lowdown on the actual cost as follows:

Milano's Music			$ 3,560.00 + Tax  (Not in stock)
Guitar And Keyboard City		Usually 20%-30% off list price (Not In Stock)
http://www.elderly.com has it listed at $2,850.00 as of April 7, 2002
Check your local Martin Guitar dealer for details in your area.

And what does Dan say about Martin guitars?  The following is from the July 26th, 2000 MSN Chat:

Jeff Asks         : I know you're partial to your Martin d-45, but have you ever played a Taylor guitar? Are there other
                           guitars or luthiers you appreciate?

Dan Fogelberg : I've never found a better guitar than Martin makes. I also use Guild, Yamaha, Ibenez, Fender,
                           Gibson, and Gretsch.  I've heard Taylors are wonderful instruments.


How's it going?

Thought I'd let you know I ventured out to a local Martin dealer here in Michigan to try and test out the the D41-DF. Of course, it was not in stock. However, I did get to test out the top-of-the-line D-45 which I'm told is basically the same guitar only more ornate in terms of the in-laid pearl. I have to tell you I was floored! What a beautiful instrument. The sound was outstanding. As I was playing, there was another person strumming on another Martin. We ended up jamming for about 30 minutes or so and drew a fairly good crowd when I started playing and singing "Nexus". It was one of the best times I've had in awhile.  Do yourself a favor and check the D45 out. The action is so light that doing bar chords is practically effortless. Hope you had a good holiday with you and yours. Mine was great. It was good to be off work for so long to enjoy the time. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Take care!

Best Regards,

Mark Harasim

(Thanks Mark !!!   From Brett - Ever On)

 

MODEL D-41DF
Dan Fogelberg
BODY STYLE 14-Fret Dreadnought (D)
SERIES Limited Edition
TOP WOOD Sitka Spruce
ROSETTE Style 45 Green Abalone Pearl
PICKGUARD Black Polished and Beveled
BRACING Non Scaloped 5/16"
SIDE WOOD Solid Rosewood
BACK WOOD Solid Rosewood
BACK CONSTRUCTION 2 piece
BACK INLAY STRIP Style 45 Multicolored Mosiac
FINGERBOARD AND BRIDGE African Black Ebony
BINDING Grained Ivoroid
BOUND FINGERBOARD Grained Ivoroid
NECK WIDTH AT NUT 1 11/16"
SCALE LENGTH 25.4"
FRETS CLEAR 14
FRETS TOTAL 20
BODY FINISH Polished Gloss with Aging Toner on Top
NUMBER OF STRINGS 6
RECOMMENDED STRINGS MSP-4200 Medium Phos. Bronze
CASE Case Included in List Price
ELECTRONICS Optional


The following is the list of Martin dealers that have ordered the special guitar.

(List as of January 18, 2002 from http://www.martinguitar.com/MartinGuitar/index.asp)

D41DF Edition Total   =  141

 Dan Fogelberg D-41DF
Dealer Name City ST Country Contact
Matanuska Music Wasilla AK USA 907-376-4006
Jubilee Music, Inc. Fairhope AL USA 334-928-1039
Bizarre Guitar Phoenix AZ USA 602-248-9297
(0222) Guitar Center San Jose CA USA www.guitarcenter.com
Buffalo Bros. Carlsbad CA USA 760-431-9542
Guitar Center Management Thousand Oaks CA USA www.guitarcenter.com
Jensen Music Santa Barbara CA USA 805-687-4027
McCabe's Guitar Shop Santa Monica CA USA 310-828-4497
Nicholson Music Co. Folsom CA USA 916-983-0763
Westwood Musical Los Angeles CA USA 310-478-4251
Acoustic Music Revival Englewood CO USA 303-744-1737
Guitars, etc. Longmont CO USA 303-776 8388
Original Folklore Center Colorado Spgs CO USA 719-634-2228
Prosound Mus Ctr Inc Boulder CO USA 303-530-1364
Starr's Guitars Cedaredge CO USA 970-856-2331
Wildwood Music Louisville CO USA 303-665-7733
Leitz Music Company Panama City FL USA 850-769-0111
Palm Beach Music N Palm Beach FL USA 561-842-4246
Atlanta Music Brokers Roswell GA USA 770-552-6778
MARS Distribution Center Suwanee GA USA www.marsmusic.com
Portman Music Center Savannah GA USA 912-354-1500
Wallace Reed Music Duluth GA USA 770-476-8886
Island Guitars Honolulu HI USA 808-591-2910
Music Gallery, Inc. Highland Park IL USA 847-432-6350
Music Source, Inc. Wildwood IL USA 847-223-7979
Meridian Music Co., Inc. Indianapolis IN USA 317-575-9588
Mass Street Music Lawrence KS USA 785-843-3535
Wichita Band Inst Co Inc Wichita KS USA 316-684-6252
Allen Music Paducah KY USA 270-442-8900
First Quality Musical Sup Louisville KY USA 502-995-5651
Guitar Emporium Louisville KY USA 502-459-4153
Eugene's Guitar Plus Shreveport LA USA 318-429-8441
Lyon's Music Co. Sulphur LA USA 337-625-7915
Elderly Instruments Lansing MI USA 517-372-7880
Huber & Breese Music Fraser MI USA 810-294-3950
Musician's Friend Kansas City MO USA MusicianFriend.com
West Plains Music Store West Plains MO USA 417-256-2216
Blue Ridge Music Asheville NC USA 828-277-5588
Charles Finkelstein Wilmington NC USA 910-762-5662
Greenville Guitars Greenville NC USA 252-321-3999
Music Barn Greensboro NC USA 336-272-2118
Music Loft, Inc. Durham NC USA 919-286-9539
Rydell Music Center Boone NC USA 828-264-4765
Dietze Music House Lincoln NE USA 402-476-6644
Monmouth Music Redbank NJ USA 732-747-8888
Zapf's Music Store, Inc. Cherry Hill NJ USA 856-761-4000
Mandolin Brothers Ltd Staten Island NY USA 718-981-3226
Matt Umanov Guitars New York NY USA 212-675-2157
Sam Ash Central Warehouse Hicksville NY USA 516-932-6400
Strings & Things Music Elmira NY USA 607-732-0724
Signature Music Co. (The) Lancaster OH USA 740-653-3534
Wildwood Stringed Insts. Coshocton OH USA 740-622-4224
Beam's Music Ephrata PA USA 717-733-8037
Meadowood Music Kutztown PA USA 610-683-6885
Ciderville Music Store Powell TN USA 865-945-3595
Gruhn Guitars, Inc. Nashville TN USA 615-256-2033
Morrell Music Company Bristol TN USA 423-764-2171
Music Outlet Sevierville TN USA 865-453-1031
Brook Mays Music (19) Dallas TX USA 214-631-0921
Charley's Guitar Shop Dallas TX USA 972-243-4187
Craig's Music Weatherford TX USA 817-599-8021
Danny D's Music Webster TX USA 281-338-1830
Guitar & Banjo Studio Beaumont TX USA 409-892-8628
Guitar Stringer Pasadena TX USA 713-477-6611
Holze Music Co. Waco TX USA 254-776-1350
Jent's House of Music Inc Lubbock TX USA 806-795-5579
Rockin Robin, Inc. Houston TX USA 713-529-5442
South Paw Guitars Houston TX USA 713-667-5791
Strait Music Company Austin TX USA 800-725-8877
Intermountain Guitar Salt Lake City UT USA 801-322-4682
Guitar Works Richmond VA USA 804-358-0855
Melodee Music Leesburg VA USA 703-777-7602
Melodee Music Sterling VA USA 703-450-4667
A.J.S. Enterprises, Inc. Madison WI USA 608-257-5877
Cascio Music Warehouse Waukesha WI USA 414-786-0487
Dave's Guitar Shop LaCrosse WI USA 608-785-7704
Conncert Music World Bluefield WV USA 304-327-7058
K. Y. MUSIC CORP. SEOUL, KOREA 011-82-744-3997
T. KUROSAWA AND CO.,LTD. TOKYO JAPAN 011-813-3363-2221
Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd. Kowloon HONG KONG 011-852 273-77688

 


The following excerpt is from

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MARTIN GUITAR COMPANY • VOLUME 11 • JULY 2001

For more than 25 years, Dan Fogelberg has expressed in song a generation’s most intimate thoughts and feelings, and done so in words and melodies both deceptively simple and inspiringly eloquent. For virtually his entire career, a Martin guitar has been his constant companion for song-writing, recording and performing. Now Martin returns the compliment with a guitar that honors the man and his music: the D-41DF Dan Fogelberg Signature Edition model.

From a musical family, Dan Fogelberg began playing piano at age 6 but switched to guitar when he was 11, playing in rock bands throughout high school. While at the University of Illinois he played solo at local coffee-houses, where his singing and songwriting talents soon captured the attention of music agent Irving Azoff. Leaving college and moving to Nashville via Los Angeles, he released his 1972 debut album "Home Free." His second album, 1974’s "Souvenirs," became the first in a string of many consecutive gold, platinum and multi-platinum records.

Inspired by his success and his new home in the mountains of Colorado, Fogelberg wrote and recorded several of his finest works over the next decade. His 1979 album "Phoenix" yielded the number two hit single "Longer" and his 1981 double album "Innocent Age" produced four Top 20 singles, including "Leader of the Band" and "Same Auld Lang Syne." "High Country Snows," released in 1985, showcased his talents in a bluegrass context, assisted by some of the best pickers in the business.

In recent years, Fogelberg has continued to create music both fresh and vital. His 1993 album "River of Souls" displayed a definite world music flavor. "The First Christmas Morning" from 1999 showed uncommon depth in a holiday offering. His latest, last year's "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Some Blues" demonstrated that he could mix the blues and his own songs in a live show with exciting results. His long career and unswerving dedication to his craft has earned Fogelberg some of the most ardent and loyal fans in the business.

The D-41DF Dan Fogelberg Signature Edition model combines great tone and great looks in a singularly magnificent instrument. True to Fogelberg’s personal preference, the D-41DF is a classic Martin Dreadnought with uniquely powerful tone. Premium solid tonewoods are featured throughout: tightly-grained, bookmatched Sitka spruce for the top, East Indian rosewood for the back and sides and genuine mahogany for the neck. The 5/16" standard X-bracing under the top emphasizes clear, balanced timbre, a sound ideal for blue-grass and traditional music. A colorful Style 45 mosaic backstrip joins the two-piece back.

Vividly colored "green select" abalone frames the perimeter of the top and the soundhole and shines on the Style 41 "C. F. Martin" block letters inlaid on the headstock and on the Style 41 "original version" hexagons (which begin at the 3rd fret) inlaid on the black African ebony fingerboard. Dan Fogelberg’s unique signature is delicately inlaid between the 19th and 20th frets. Pale gold Agoya pearl has been utilized for the winter snowflake inlays on the wings of the black African ebony belly bridge. Grained ivoroid binding protects the top, back, head-stock and fingerboard edges. 

The easy playing, low profile neck reflects many original Style 41 appointments, including a 1 11/16" neck width at the nut, a solid squared and tapered headstock with diamond volute, and gold-plated Grover enclosed tuning machines with gold-plated knobs.

The aging toner tinted top, black polished and beveled pickguard, and Style 45 abalone inlaid bridge and end pins also mirror early (late 1960s to early 1970s) D-41 appointments. A genuine bone nut and compensated saddle are carefully fitted for comfortable action. The entire instrument (including the neck and headplate) is beautifully finished in polished gloss lacquer and delivered in a Geib™ vintage style hard-shell case.

Each Martin D-41DF Dan Fogelberg Signature Edition guitar bears an interior label personally signed by Dan Fogelberg and Martin Chairman and CEO C.F. Martin IV, numbered in sequence and showing the edition total. At Dan Fogelberg’s request, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of his Signature Edition will be donated to the World Wildlife Fund, the largest privately funded international conservation organization in the world. Dedicated to protecting the world’s wildlife and wildlands, the World Wildlife Fund celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, having sponsored more than 13,000 conservation projects in 157 countries.

Orders for the D-41DF Dan Fogelberg Signature Edition will be accepted by Martin dealers and distributors for 60 days from the date of announcement. After the order period closes, the size of the edition and the names of participating Martin dealers will be posted on the Martin website at www.martinguitar.com.

Dan is pictured below with the guitar he has used throughout his career, a Martin D-41 Dreadnought.

~ POEMS ~ LETTERS ~ SONGS ~ NOTES ~ TO DAN ~

~ The Shirts ~    ~ The Instruments ~

~ Dan Fogelberg Screen Saver One ~

~ Dan Fogelberg Screen Saver Two ~

~ Dan Fogelberg Screen Saver Three ~

~ Vote For Your Favorite Verse ~

~ Gold / Platinum Page ~

~ DF Wayback Machine~ 8-Tracks ~

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