Serial number 44061 was stamped on September 19, 1930 and cleared final inspection October 27 that year.

The original tuners would have been Grover #89 Deluxe banjo pegs. The tuners currently on the guitar are Waverly 5038 "Yoda head" machines that were used between 1940 and 1948.

The decal was probably applied to the head stock when repairs were made by Martin, probably including the change from Grover banjo tuners to the Waverly 5038 machines.

Style 28 features:

Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood

Top: Red spruce (Adirondack)

Purfling: Herringbone

Binding: White ivoroid

Back stripe: Zig-zag pattern

Other period features:

Scalloped X-bracing

Ebony fingerboard

Ebony belly bridge

Ebony neck reinforcement

Nickel silver bar frets

1-3/4" neck width at nut

Small tortoiseshell celluloid pick guard

Slotted diamond and square fingerboard inlays

C. F. Martin stamp on back of head stock

Decal on front of head stock (due to repair)

No style stamp

Photos courtesy of Bob Zaidman