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03-06-2021, 06:57 PM
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Martin J-40 vis-à-vis D-41
I was considering a D-41 then realized it was pretty much the same as my HD-28 except for aesthetics so looked at a J-40 and really like the sound but it doesn't seem to get much press.
Any empirical info on the J-40 (re imagined version) would be great. SL
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03-06-2021, 07:09 PM
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The J-14 fret body was conceived by Chris Martin IV himself in 1984 when he increased the body depth of the existing 0000/M guitar from 4 1/8" to match dreadnought depth of 4 7/8" - a 3/4" difference.
I read an interesting claim that the J-14 fret body has 1097 cubic inches volume compared to the Martin Dreadnought's 1025 cubic inches - deceptive! 
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03-06-2021, 07:33 PM
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03-07-2021, 01:50 PM
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I've got no ''empirical info'' for you. All I can tell you is that I love my Martin J body guitars;
 The J-40 is the best kept secret in the Martin line. And my J-17 is the coolest guitar I own. It was made for me by the Custom shop right before they stopped making customs of the lower level guitars. I love playing them and the one I'm playing will be my favorite until I play the other one. If I ever have to choose one, I think it will be the J-17 because it the only one ever made
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