2004 Martin Harvey Leach Cowboy Custom Brazilian Rosewood, Jeff Cohen Collection. Serial#: 999900. Intended to hang next to the millionth Martin guitar, Harvey Leach chose to represent the company’s beginnings with the design of this guitar. Adorned with custom illustrative inlays in the headstock, neck and body of the guitar, this piece is a one-of-a-kind and truly unique. Pay close attention to the headstock, where Leach employs a technique he created "Smoke and Mirrors". You'll notice "Martin" is veiled by the clouds illustrating the afore mentioned effect. Scenes vary from that of a saloon, a stagecoach and a train but each holds a connection to the Old West and the history of Martin which spans 170 years. This guitar is from the collection of Jeff Cohen the CEO of Voyage Air Guitar.

“A note from C.F. Martin IV, Chairman and CEO. The Martin Guitar Company is proud to present the ‘Harvey LeachCowboy Custom’. Since our company was founded some 170 yearsago, one million guitars have now passed through the skilled handsof our luthiers and craftsmen, who have long upheld our traditionof excellence. Along the way, major serial number milestones werecelebrated with one-of-a-kind museum pieces, most of which are ondisplay at our factory in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The original CelticKnot was introduced at serial number 600,000, the China Dragonat number 700,000, the Peacock at 750,000, and the Custom HD-35at 800,000. In planning the production of our one millionth guitar,we decided to do a fifth museum-grade piece to highlight our historyand legacy. The decision was made to create the ‘Cowboy Custom’,at serial number 999,900. Working with inlay artist extraordinaireHarvey Leach, we decided to build a guitar that spoke to the roots ofour company, founded in 1833. This guitar is truly a piece of history.The detail work and craftsmanship are truly a work of art. With ourmillionth guitar now built and on display here in Nazareth, we lookforward to continuing to create the world’s finest guitars in our quest toreach the next million.

Sincerely,
Christian Frederick Martin IV”

Construction – Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size – Dreadnought 14 fret
Top – Solid Sitka Spruce
Back/Sides – Solid Museum Grade Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Shape – Low Profile
Nut Material – Bone
Fingerboard – Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length – 25.4″
Number of Frets Clear – 14
Total number of frets – 20
Fingerboard Width (at nut) – 1 11/16″
Fingerboard Width (12th Fret) – 2 1/8″
Inlays – Multiple materials by artist Harvey Leach

Included with the guitar is the original hardshell case, the original plaque Martin used for displaying the guitar, the original plaque the Martin dealer used for displaying the guitar, the original inlay sketches by Harvey Leach, a letter written by Chris Martin regarding the guitar, and a leather bound book containing photos and the original sketches.

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