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Martin Guitars - D18 AUTH 1937

Description

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
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Scale Length: 25.4"
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Electronics: None
Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Number Of Frets Total: 20
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
Nut Material: Bone
Case: Ply Hardshell