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Martin N-20

The Martin N-20 is a classical guitar with a solid spruce or cedar top built by the American maker Martin, whose range includes nylon-strung instruments alongside its steel-string guitars. In this case the model is known chiefly for having become the principal instrument of the American country musician Willie Nelson, who fitted a pickup to it after damaging the top and has played it continuously for decades under the name Trigger, giving the guitar a distinctive, well-worn appearance and a sound peculiar to its condition. The model itself is otherwise a conventional classical guitar of its period.

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