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.
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BODY SIZE:D-14 Fret
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FINISH TOP:Vintage Gloss
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CONSTRUCTION:Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
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BACK AND SIDE FINISH:Vintage Gloss
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BRACING PATTERN:Authentic 1939 Rearward-Shifted X-Brace
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SCALE LENGTH:25.4"
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BRACE SHAPE:Scalloped
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FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:1 11/16''
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TOP MATERIAL:Adirondack Spruce with VTS
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NECK SHAPE:Authentic 1939
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BACK MATERIAL:Genuine Mahogany
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NECK TAPER:Standard Taper
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SIDE MATERIAL:Genuine Mahogany
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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