Description

Perhaps the most revered vintage D-28s are the ones created in 1937 with forward-shifted hand-scalloped X-bracing, an Adirondack spruce top, and a 1 3/4″ neck width. This model is an updated version made with Guatemalan rosewood back and sides, and it includes some subtle spec refinements to make it even more faithful to the original. One of the major updates is a more accurate body profile based on dreadnoughts from the 1930s and 40s. 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.

• Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce with VTS
• Back and Sides: Solid Guatemalan Rosewood
• Neck: Genuine Mahogany
• Scale Length: 25.4″
• Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
• Fretboard and Bridge: Ebony
• Nut and Saddle: Bone
• Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
• Finish: Vintage Gloss
• Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction
• Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
• Brace Shape: Scalloped
• Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
• Neck Taper: Standard Taper
• Top Color: Clear
• Bridge Style: Authentic Belly – Glue in Long Saddle
• Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16”
• Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
• Bridge Pin Material: Faux Ivory
• Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
• Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
• Rosette: Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 16″
• Braces: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
• Brace Size: 5/16″
• Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic
• Back Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
• Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
• Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
• Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4”
• Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
• Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1937 Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid
• Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper and Diamond
• Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
• Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Knob: Butterbean
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay
• Left Handed Availability: Yes (would need to be special ordered)
• Case: Hardshell