Martin D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS Acoustic Guitar w/Case, Left-Handed - Natural

Perhaps the most revered vintage D-28s are the ones created in 1937 with forward-shifted hand-scalloped X-bracing, an Adirondack spruce top, and a 1 3/4" neck width. This model is an updated version made with Guatemalan rosewood back and sides, and it includes some subtle spec refinements to make it even more faithful to the original. One of the major updates is a more accurate body profile based on dreadnoughts from the 1930s and 40s. Martin’s VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed to age the top and braces, which captures the tone from the 1930s era. Martin’s craftspeople can recreate the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar and reproduce the particular tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.

Features:

• Iconic dreadnought design from Martin’s golden era
• Vintage spec refinements
• Solid Adirondack spruce top with VTS; Vintage Gloss finish
• Scalloped top bracing
• Grained Ivoroid top binding/purfling; Multi-Stripe rosette
• Solid Guatemalan rosewood back and sides; Vintage Gloss finish
• Zig-Zag Authentic back/side binding/purfling
• Solid mahogany neck, Authentic 1937 profile; Vintage Gloss finish
• Dovetail 14th-fret neck joint, hide glue construction
• Solid ebony fingerboard, 20 frets, 1937 Diamond and Square inlays; Grained Ivoroid side markers
• Bone nut; 25.4-inch scale length
• Authentic Belly bridge with glued-in long bone saddle, Ivory Pattern pins
• Guatemalan rosewood headstock overlay
• Waverly nickel open-back tuning machines
• Handcrafted by Martin luthiers in Nazareth, PA
• Martin hardshell case included

SPECS

Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret

Finish Top: Vintage Gloss

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction

Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss

Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace

Scale Length: 25.4"Brace Shape: Scalloped

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS

Neck Shape: Authentic 1937

Back Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Side Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Electronics: No

Top

Top Color: Clear

Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle

Binding: Grained Ivoroid

Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone

Bridge Material: Ebony

Top Detail: None

Bridge Pin Material: Faux Ivory

Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic

Pickguard Inlay: None

Saddle: Bone

Rosette: Multi-Stripe

Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS

Back and Sides Color: None

Brace Size: 5/16"Back Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic

Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid

Side Detail: None

Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid

Side Inlay Material: None

Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Neck

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss

Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4''Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1937 Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern

Number of Frets Total: 20

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper and Diamond

Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back

Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Knob: Butterbean

Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay

Nut Material: Bone

Headplate Binding Material: None

Headplate Detail: None

Misc

Case: Ply Hardshell

Left Handed Availability: true