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  • Instrument: Dreadnought

  • Brand: Martin

  • Model: D-18

  • Finish: Natural

  • SKU: GF7895-A

  • Handedness: Right

  • Made In Year: 1944

  • Top: Adirondack Spruce

  • Back and Sides: Mahogany

  • Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany / Ebony

  • Bridge Material: Ebony

  • Tuners: Original

  • Neck Profile: Soft V

  • Neck Depth: 0.81" - 1.02"

  • Scale Length: 25.5"

  • Nut Width: 1.69"

  • String Spacing at Saddle: 2.16"

  • Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N

  • Electronics: N/A

  • Case: Period correct HSC

  • Modifications/Repairs: 6" crack on bass upper bout (glued), replaced Ebony bridge, cleat on rosette by treble edge, glued holes on bridge plate (original?), neck reset, body overspray - this layer is what is humidity damaged, B-string crack, refret, replacement pins, 5" back crack (no cleat), 2x3" cracks on lower bout rim (no cleat), replaced saddle, Ebony truss rod

  • 1 9/16”: 1.563”

  • 1 5/8”: 1.625”

  • 1 11/16”: 1.688”

  • 1 3/4”: 1.750”

  • 1 7/8”: 1.875”

Too young to be considered pre-war, but still featuring scalloped braces as its older brothers, this '44 D-18 has the sound of the golden era of Martin. It has a number of repairs that keeps its pricing closer to the player grade level, but the sound and playability are fantastic. It has undergone the following repairs: 6" crack on bass upper bout (glued), replaced Ebony bridge, cleat on rosette by treble edge, glued holes on bridge plate, neck reset, body overspray - this layer is what is humidity damaged, B-string crack, refret, replacement pins, 5" back crack (no cleat), 2x3" cracks on lower bout rim (no cleat), replaced saddle, Ebony truss rod.

This guitar comes with a period correct HSC.

Martin D-18 1944, Natural

$37,000

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    Description

    Too young to be considered pre-war, but still featuring scalloped braces as its older brothers, this '44 D-18 has the sound of the golden era of Martin. It has a number of repairs that keeps its pricing closer to the player grade level, but the sound and playability are fantastic. It has undergone the following repairs: 6" crack on bass upper bout (glued), replaced Ebony bridge, cleat on rosette by treble edge, glued holes on bridge plate, neck reset, body overspray - this layer is what is humidity damaged, B-string crack, refret, replacement pins, 5" back crack (no cleat), 2x3" cracks on lower bout rim (no cleat), replaced saddle, Ebony truss rod.

    This guitar comes with a period correct HSC.

    Spec
    • Instrument: Dreadnought

    • Brand: Martin

    • Model: D-18

    • Finish: Natural

    • SKU: GF7895-A

    • Handedness: Right

    • Made In Year: 1944

    • Top: Adirondack Spruce

    • Back and Sides: Mahogany

    • Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany / Ebony

    • Bridge Material: Ebony

    • Tuners: Original

    • Neck Profile: Soft V

    • Neck Depth: 0.81" - 1.02"

    • Scale Length: 25.5"

    • Nut Width: 1.69"

    • String Spacing at Saddle: 2.16"

    • Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): N

    • Electronics: N/A

    • Case: Period correct HSC

    • Modifications/Repairs: 6" crack on bass upper bout (glued), replaced Ebony bridge, cleat on rosette by treble edge, glued holes on bridge plate (original?), neck reset, body overspray - this layer is what is humidity damaged, B-string crack, refret, replacement pins, 5" back crack (no cleat), 2x3" cracks on lower bout rim (no cleat), replaced saddle, Ebony truss rod

    • 1 9/16”: 1.563”

    • 1 5/8”: 1.625”

    • 1 11/16”: 1.688”

    • 1 3/4”: 1.750”

    • 1 7/8”: 1.875”

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