Martin D-18 Authentic 1939 Guitar
$ 4,500.00 $ 4,950.00
Martin D-18 Authentic 1939 Guitar (Used, 2017)
Here to remind you why you fell in love with us in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institute. Based on a 1939 D-18 in our museum, this guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, using an authentic circa 1939 bracing pattern. Period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments, with an Authentic neck barrel and heel, complete this piece. Martin’s VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed for the top and braces. The Martin VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® uses a unique recipe that is based on the historic torrefaction system. The VTS acts much like a time machine in which Martin can target certain time periods and age the top/braces to that era. This focused method allows Martin’s craftsmen and women to recreate not only the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar, but also reproduce the special tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.~ C.F.Martin Guitars
- Mahogany back & sides
- Adirondack spruce top with VTS
- Authentic 1939 rearward-shifted X-Brace, bracing pattern
- Scalloped braces
- Vintage gloss Top finish
- Solid headstock with 1939 taper
- Madagascar rosewood headstock faceplate with Script Golden Era Logo
- Nickel open gear tuning machines with butterbean buttons
- Mahogany neck with authentic 1939 shape & vintage gloss finish
- Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue construction
- Faux tortoise binding & pickguard
- Old Style 18 multi-stripe rosette
- Ebony fretboard with Old Style 18 abalone dot fret markers
- Grained ivoroid neck side dots
- Ebony bridge & bridge pins
- Authentic Belly bridge with Glue in Long saddle
- Bone Nut & saddle
- Madagascar rosewood back purfling/strip
- Ebony heelcap
- SN: 2141447
- OHSC included
Was $4950, NOW $4500 !!
- Condition: Used, Excellent: we find one ding in the top (see pictures)
- Frets to body: 14
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Nut width: 1 11/16"
- Saddle spacing: 2 1/8"
