Martin Custom Shop D-18 Authentic 1937 (925)

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging lacks the heavy wear and tear of a well-worn instrument and instead features the light checking inspired by those rare guitars that were simply kept in a case and tucked away for decades. It bears the marks of time but not the heavy wear common on newly aged guitars.

Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Top Finish: Vintage Gloss | Clear
Top Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Back & Sides: Genuine Mahogany | Dark Mahogany
Back & Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Bracing: Forward Shifted X-Brace | Scalloped | Adirondack Spruce | 5/16"
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Bridge: Ebony 1930 Style Belly | Glue-In Long Saddle | 2 1/4" String Spacing
Saddle: Bone | 16" Radius
Bridge Pins: Black Plastic
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Heelcap: Ebony
Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Back Purfling/Strip: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937 | Standard Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany | Dark Mahogany
Neck Finish: Vintage Gloss
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets: 20
Neck Joint: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width: 1 3/4" Nut | 2 1/4" 12th Fret
Fingerboard Inlays: Old Style 18 | Abalone
Side Dots: Antique White
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper
Headplate: East Indian Rosewood | Script Golden Era Overlay
Nut Material: Bone
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back | Butterbean Buttons