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Instrument: Dreadnought
Brand: Martin
Model: D-28
Finish: Natural
SKU: GF7384-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1945
Top: Adirondack
Back and Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Finish Material: Nitro
Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany/ Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: Soft V
Neck Depth: .903" - 1.079"
Fingerboard Radius: 16"
Tuners: Original Kluson with Wartime Plastic Buttons
Bridge: Replacement Ebony Bridge
Electronics: None
Scale Length: 25.4"
Nut Width: 1.687" (1 11/16)
String Spacing at Saddle: 2.142"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y
Case: White Calton Case
Modifications/Repairs: Neck Reset, 5" Back Crack Repaired (no cleat needed), Strap button on heel, 4 replacement bridge pins, replacement saddle, .75" pickguard shrinkage related crack next to binding, replacement ivoroid end pin, (only finish deep crack by bass fingerboard extension)
Herringbone Martin D-28's are the king of flat tops. This 1945 example may be the cleanest of its league. What makes it particularly special is the extremely tight grain of the Adirondack Spruce; perhaps it was a hold out set aside for a D-45 that was never made, right before the switch to Sitka in 1946. The sound that is produced from its tapered bracing is warm and round. It has had a clean neck reset and is setup for bluegrass flat picking (with saddle height to come down). The only notable crack is 5" on the lower treble back (rosewood grain separation); it did not need cleating. If you want a clean herringbone D-28 with some honest playwear, this is it.
Comes in white Calton Case
Martin D-28 1945, Natural
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Instrument: Dreadnought
Brand: Martin
Model: D-28
Finish: Natural
SKU: GF7384-A
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1945
Top: Adirondack
Back and Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Finish Material: Nitro
Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany/ Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Profile: Soft V
Neck Depth: .903" - 1.079"
Fingerboard Radius: 16"
Tuners: Original Kluson with Wartime Plastic Buttons
Bridge: Replacement Ebony Bridge
Electronics: None
Scale Length: 25.4"
Nut Width: 1.687" (1 11/16)
String Spacing at Saddle: 2.142"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y
Case: White Calton Case
Modifications/Repairs: Neck Reset, 5" Back Crack Repaired (no cleat needed), Strap button on heel, 4 replacement bridge pins, replacement saddle, .75" pickguard shrinkage related crack next to binding, replacement ivoroid end pin, (only finish deep crack by bass fingerboard extension)
Description
Herringbone Martin D-28's are the king of flat tops. This 1945 example may be the cleanest of its league. What makes it particularly special is the extremely tight grain of the Adirondack Spruce; perhaps it was a hold out set aside for a D-45 that was never made, right before the switch to Sitka in 1946. The sound that is produced from its tapered bracing is warm and round. It has had a clean neck reset and is setup for bluegrass flat picking (with saddle height to come down). The only notable crack is 5" on the lower treble back (rosewood grain separation); it did not need cleating. If you want a clean herringbone D-28 with some honest playwear, this is it.
Comes in white Calton Case
