About This Listing

After some major purchases I am reorganizing my collection and have to let some great ones go. This has the classic D-18 tone at its best. The guitar has under ten hours playing time. It has been kept in a smoke free climate controlled environment. I am a busy professional and it is priced to move. I am giving a two day trial period. If returned there is a two hundred fifty restocking fee and it must be shipped fully insured, deducted from refund. Shipping only in the continental United States.

Description:

Please Note this is VTS aged for sound but it is in Natural Finish, not Aged finish.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS - MISC

  • CASE:Ply Hardshell
  • LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY:true
  • LABEL:None


SPECIFICATIONS - OVERVIEW

  • 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
  • Model: D-18 Authentic 1939
  • Builder: Martin

Listed13 days ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • D-18 Authentic 1939 Aged
Finish
  • Natural
Categories
Year
  • 2022
Made In
  • United States
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

About the Seller

ROBERT's Gear Garage

Jamesville, NY, United States
(132)
Joined Reverb:2021
Items Sold:9
Martin D-18 Authentic 1939, VTS, 2022, Natural
Martin D-18 Authentic 1939, VTS, 2022, Natural
$4,225

About This Listing

After some major purchases I am reorganizing my collection and have to let some great ones go. This has the classic D-18 tone at its best. The guitar has under ten hours playing time. It has been kept in a smoke free climate controlled environment. I am a busy professional and it is priced to move. I am giving a two day trial period. If returned there is a two hundred fifty restocking fee and it must be shipped fully insured, deducted from refund. Shipping only in the continental United States.

Description:

Please Note this is VTS aged for sound but it is in Natural Finish, not Aged finish.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS - MISC

  • CASE:Ply Hardshell
  • LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY:true
  • LABEL:None


SPECIFICATIONS - OVERVIEW

  • 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
  • Model: D-18 Authentic 1939
  • Builder: Martin

Listed13 days ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • D-18 Authentic 1939 Aged
Finish
  • Natural
Categories
Year
  • 2022
Made In
  • United States
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

About the Seller

ROBERT's Gear Garage

Jamesville, NY, United States
(132)
Joined Reverb:2021
Items Sold:9

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