Martin D-18 Authentic 1937 Acoustic Guitar With Case
1937 was an excellent year for guitars with a perfect storm of craftsmanship, innovation, and materials. This Authentic Series replication of a 1937 D-18 stays true to the original with hide glue construction and historically accurate detailing.
This guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top, and it includes an Authentic circa 1937 bracing pattern. It includes period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments and an Authentic neck barrel and heel, and more accurate body profile based on dreadnought shapes from the early Golden Era of Martin’s history.
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.
The guitar has been setup by the techs in our shop to play perfectly. Come to Truetone Music to experience it yourself, or order right here for it to be professionally packed and safely shipped to your home.
Product Specs
ID: D-18-Authentic-1937-VTS
UPC: 729789606110
Manufacturer SKU: 10D18AUTHENTIC1937VTS
Name: D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS
Back And Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Back And Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back Purfling Strip: Madagascar Rosewood
Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Size: 5/16"
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4''
Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Case: Ply Hardshell
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width At 12Th Fret: 2 1/4''
Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4''
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper
Heelcap: Ebony
Knob: Butterbean
Left Handed Availability: Yes
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Number Of Frets Total: 20
Nut Material: Bone
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Pleked: No
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan 2.0 - Medium MA550T
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Scale Length: 25.4"
Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Top Color: Clear
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back