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