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JIM IRSAY COLLECTION

With its understated appointments and resonant Brazilian rosewood body, this 1956 Martin D-21 suited Johnny Cash’ s stark, uncompromising style. The guitar’ s deep, authoritative voice became a natural extension of the Man in Black— clear, direct, and rooted in the American songbook he helped define.

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