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 new VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed for the top and braces. The new 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.

  • BODY SIZE:D-14 Fret
  • FINISH TOP:Vintage Gloss
  • CONSTRUCTION:Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
  • BACK AND SIDE FINISH:Vintage Gloss
  • BRACING PATTERN:Authentic 1939 Rearward-Shifted X-Brace
  • SCALE LENGTH:25.4"
  • BRACE SHAPE:Scalloped
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:1 11/16''
  • TOP MATERIAL:Adirondack Spruce with VTS
  • NECK SHAPE:Authentic 1939
  • BACK MATERIAL:Genuine Mahogany
  • NECK TAPER:Standard Taper
  • SIDE MATERIAL:Genuine Mahogany
  • ELECTRONICS:NO
  • TOP COLOR:Clear
  • BRIDGE STYLE:Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
  • BINDING:Faux Tortoise
  • BRIDGE STRING SPACING:2 1/8''
  • TOP INLAY MATERIAL:Multi-Stripe
  • BRIDGE MATERIAL:Ebony
  • TOP DETAIL:None
  • BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL:None
  • PICKGUARD:Tortoise Pattern
  • BRIDGE PIN DOTS:None
  • PICKGUARD INLAY:None
  • SADDLE:Bone
  • ROSETTE:Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
  • SADDLE RADIUS:16"
  • BRACE MATERIAL:Adirondack Spruce with VTS
  • BACK AND SIDES COLOR:Dark Mahogany
  • BRACE SIZE:5/16"
  • BACK DETAIL:None
  • BACK PURFLING/STRIP:Madagascar Rosewood
  • BACK INLAY MATERIAL:None
  • HEELCAP:Ebony
  • SIDE DETAIL:None
  • ENDPIECE:Faux Tortoise
  • SIDE INLAY MATERIAL:None
  • ENDPIECE INLAY:None
  • NECK MATERIAL:Genuine Mahogany
  • FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:Ebony
  • FINISH NECK:Vintage Gloss
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET:2 1/8''
  • NECK COLOR:Dark Mahogany
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE:Old Style 18
  • NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL:20
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL:Abalone
  • NECK JOINS BODY AT:14th Fret
  • FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL:None
  • SIDE DOTS:Grained Ivoroid
  • HEADSTOCK SHAPE:Solid with 1939 Taper
  • TUNING MACHINES:Nickel Open Gear
  • HEADPLATE MATERIAL:Madagascar Rosewood
  • KNOB:Butterbean
  • HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE:Script Golden Era Overlay
  • NUT MATERIAL:Bone
  • HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL:None
  • HEADPLATE DETAIL:None

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • D-18 Authentic 1939 Aged
Categories
Pickup
  • None
String Type
  • Steel
Series
  • Martin Authentic Series
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Family
  • Martin D-18
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Color Family
  • Natural
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 20

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Willcutt Guitars

Lexington, KY, United States
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