2024 Martin D-18 1937 Authentic VTS Natural Vintage Gloss > Guitars Acoustic

Description

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. See below for more details and specifications.

FROM MARTIN:

1937 was an excellent year for guitars with a perfect storm of craftsmanship, innovation, and materials. This Authentic Series replication of a 1937 D-18 stays true to the original with hide glue construction and historically accurate detailing. This guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top, and it includes an Authentic circa 1937 bracing pattern. It includes period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments and an Authentic neck barrel and heel, and new this year, a more accurate body profile based on dreadnought shapes from the early Golden Era of Martin’s history. Martin’s VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed to age the top and braces, which captures the tone from the 1930s era. Martin’s craftspeople can recreate the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar and reproduce the particular tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Old-Style Script on Madagascar Rosewood Headstock Overlay

Waverly Nickel Open Back Butterbean Tuners

1 3/4” Bone Nut

Authentic Profile Genuine Mahogany Neck with 25.4” Scale Length

Neck Thickness .80" at First Fret and 1.07" at Tenth Fret

Ebony Fingerboard with 1937 Abalone Old Style 18 Inlays and 16" Radius

20 Medium Frets

Authentic Belly Bridge with Glued in Bone Saddle

Adirondack Spruce Top with VTS Treatment and Genuine Mahogany Back & Sides in Natural Vintage Gloss Finish

Forward-Shifted Adirondack Spruce Scalloped Bracing

Madagascar Back Strip