Martin D-18 Custom Sinker Mahogany 2016

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Specs


Instrument	Dreadnought
Brand	Martin
Model	D-18 Custom
Finish	Natural
SKU	GF5217
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	2016
Top Material	Adirondack Spruce
Back and Side Material	Sinker Mahogany
Neck/Fingerboard Material	Mahogany with low profile / Ebony
Bridge	Ebony, belly-style
Tuners	Open gear
Brace Pattern	Forward-shifted scalloped
Scale Length	25 1/2"
Nut Width	1 3/4"
String Spacing at Saddle	2 3/16"
Serial Number	1972184
Case	Original Hard Case

Description

Martin's Custom Shop takes the "understated looks" and "timeless tone" of the D-18 and give it a serious tonal upgrade with Adirondack Spruce and sinker Mahogany. The Mahogany used in these batches of guitars is Central American, the same genus used in Martin's sought after pre-war guitars. Harvested between 1880 and 1920, the logs were floated downriver, with many sinking in the process. Those logs were recovered more recently and crafted into Custom Shop guitars like this one. Combining that Mahogany with forward-shifted scalloped bracing and dynamic, stiff Adirondack Spruce for the soundboard delivers up a D-18 with massive rumbling, articulate dreadnought power. The condition of this pre-owned guitar is excellent, with only minor signs of handling.

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