Martin D18 Authentic 1939 VTS Spruce/Mahogany Acoustic Guitar – Vintage Gloss Aged
Martin’s D18 Authentic 1939 is a new guitar that looks and sounds like it’s been played for 80 years and is the Aged version of the acclaimed D-18 Authentic 1939 includes all of the goodness that comes with Martin’s Authentic Series instruments, like hide glue construction and hand-scalloped X-bracing-plus the VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM (VTS) that ages the wood to replicate the sound of a vintage Martin. This model has been methodically, painstakingly distressed, inside and out, in all the right places. The result is a tactile, visual, and auditory experience that will transport you all the way back to the 1930s. .
Comes with a Hardshell Case.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss – Aged
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss – Aged
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: Modified Vintage Toner
Bridge Style: Authentic Belly – Glue in Long Saddle – Aged
Binding: Faux Tortoise
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8”
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: Aged
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic – Aged
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise- Aged
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16″
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size: 5/16″
Back Detail: Aged
Back Purfling/Strip: Madagascar Rosewood
Back Inlay Material: None
Heelcap: Ebony
Side Detail: Aged
Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss – Aged
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
