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Martin D-18 Authentic 1939 VTS Aged With Case

SKU 04MAR249
by Martin
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Original price $ 6,999.00 - Original price $ 6,999.00
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$ 6,999.00
$ 6,999.00 - $ 6,999.00
Current price $ 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 they didn’t stop there. They’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.

SPECIFICATIONS - OVERVIEW

BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
FINISH TOP: Vintage Gloss - Aged
CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
BACK AND SIDE FINISH: Vintage Gloss - Aged
BRACING PATTERN: Authentic 1939 Rearward-Shifted X-Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4"
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 11/16''
TOP MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
NECK SHAPE: Authentic 1939
BACK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany
NECK TAPER: Standard Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany

SPECIFICATIONS - TOP
TOP COLOR: Modified Vintage Toner
BRIDGE STYLE: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle - Aged
BINDING: Faux Tortoise
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 1/8''
TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
TOP DETAIL: Aged
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Black Plastic - Aged
PICKGUARD: Faux Tortoise- Aged
SADDLE: Bone
ROSETTE: Multi-Stripe
SADDLE RADIUS: 16"

SPECIFICATIONS - BODY
BRACE MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
BACK AND SIDES COLOR: Dark Mahogany
BRACE SIZE: 5/16"
BACK DETAIL: Aged
BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Madagascar Rosewood
HEELCAP: Ebony
SIDE DETAIL: Aged
ENDPIECE: Faux Tortoise

SPECIFICATIONS - NECK
NECK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
FINISH NECK: Vintage Gloss - Aged
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8''
NECK COLOR: Dark Mahogany
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: Old Style 18
NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Abalone
NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret
SIDE DOTS: Grained Ivoroid

SPECIFICATIONS - HEADSTOCK
HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with 1939 Taper
TUNING MACHINES: Nickel Open Gear - Aged
HEADPLATE MATERIAL: Madagascar Rosewood
KNOB: Butterbean
HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Script Golden Era Overlay
NUT MATERIAL: Bone

SPECIFICATIONS - MISC
CASE: Ply Hardshell

Part # 10D18AUTHENTIC1939VTSAGED3