Martin D-18 1937, Natural

$130,000.00

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Specs


Instrument	Dreadnought
Brand	Martin
Model	D-18
Finish	Natural
SKU	GF9036-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1937
Top	Adirondack spruce
Back and Sides	Mahogany
Neck/Fingerboard	Mahogany/ebony
Bridge Material	Ebony
Tuners	Grover (original)
Neck Profile	V
Neck Depth	.85" - 1.08"
Scale Length	25.4"
Nut Width	1.78"
String Spacing at Saddle	2.35"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	N
Electronics	None
Modifications/Repairs	Bridge reglued, fingerboard crack reglued, bridge plate plug for low E string.

Description

When it comes to acoustic guitars, few reach pinnacle grail status higher than an original Pre-war Martin D-18. The D-18 model, known as the workhorse of bluegrass music, is a well-designed instrument that features warm tone woods and subtle aesthetics. For its age this guitar is in remarkably clean condition. A previous necessary neck reset and bridge reglue was preformed on it; as well as the gluing of a fingerboard crack after rehydration. The low E string was plugged at the bridge plate under the top to re-size the hole. It has a tight grained Adirondack spruce supported by forward shifted scalloped x-bracing; all under its original thin finish. The sound is articulate and quite simply, a flat pickers dream.

Comes with two cases: the original and a modern TKL hard case.

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