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Martin D-18 Authentic 1939 VTS Aged (564)
$6,999.00
A new guitar that looks and sounds like it’s been played for 80 years, the Aged version of the acclaimed D-18 Authentic 1939 includes all of the goodness that comes with Martin’s Authentic Series instruments, like hide glue construction and hand-scalloped X-bracing—plus the Vintage Tone System (VTS) that ages the wood to replicate the sound of a vintage Martin. But we didn’t stop there. We’ve now taken this amazing model and methodically, painstakingly distressed it, inside and out, in all the right places. The result is a tactile, visual, and auditory experience that will transport you all the way back to the 1930s. And we know you’re going to like it there. Stock is limited.
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
- Top Detail: Aged
- Rosette: Multi-Stripe
- Bracing Pattern: Authentic 1939 Rearward Shifted X Brace
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
- Brace Size: 5/16"
- Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Back Detail: Aged
- Back Purfling/Strip: Madagascar Rosewood
- Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Side Detail: Aged
- Endpiece: Faux Tortoise
- Binding: Faux Tortoise
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Authentic 1939
- Neck Taper: Standard Taper
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headstock Shape: Solid with 1939 Taper
- Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay
- Heelcap: Ebony
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Width at Nut:1-11/16"
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8"
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
- Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid
- Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss - Aged
- Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
- Finish Top: Vintage Gloss - Aged
- Top Color: Modified Vintage Toner
- Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss - Aged
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle - Aged
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8"
- Saddle: Bone
- Saddle Radius: 16"
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear - Aged
- Recommended Strings: SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Medium (MSP4200)
- Knob: Butterbean
- Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic - Aged
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise - Aged
- Case: Ply Hardshell
