Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Block Frets, Setup
From Martin and Co.
Here to remind you why you fell in love with us in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institute. Based on a 1939 D-18 in our museum, this guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, using an authentic circa 1939 bracing pattern. Period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments, with an Authentic neck barrel and heel, complete this piece. Martin’s new VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed for the top and braces. The new Martin VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® uses a unique recipe that is based on the historic torrefaction system. The VTS acts much like a time machine in which Martin can target certain time periods and age the top/braces to that era. This focused method allows Martin’s craftsmen and women to recreate not only the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar, but also reproduce the special tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.
Overview
- Body Size
- D-14 Fret
- Finish Top
- Vintage Gloss
- Construction
- Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
- Back and Side Finish
- Vintage Gloss
- 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
- Electronics
- No
Top
- Top Color
- Clear
- Bridge Style
- Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
- Binding
- Faux Tortoise
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 1/8''
- Top Inlay Material
- Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Top Detail
- None
- Bridge Pin Material
- None
- Pickguard
- Tortoise Pattern
- Bridge Pin Dots
- None
- Pickguard Inlay
- None
- Saddle
- Bone
- Rosette
- Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
Body
- Brace Material
- Adirondack Spruce with VTS
- Back and Sides Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Brace Size
- 5/16"
- Back Detail
- None
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Madagascar Rosewood
- Back Inlay Material
- None
- Heelcap
- Ebony
- Side Detail
- None
- Endpiece
- Faux Tortoise
- Side Inlay Material
- None
- Endpiece Inlay
- None
Neck
- Neck Material
- Genuine Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Finish Neck
- Vintage Gloss
- 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
- Fingerboard Binding Material
- None
- Side Dots
- Grained Ivoroid
Headstock
- Headstock Shape
- Solid with 1939 Taper
- Tuning Machines
- Nickel Open Gear
- Headplate Material
- Madagascar 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
- Label
- None
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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