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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Setup

From Martin and Co.

The all-new Custom Shop 000-28 1937 rewards players with the sonic superiority of Martin’s Authentic Series and the everyday practicality of a workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the benchmark for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar sports time-tested features like Authentic bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod which gives enthusiasts the day-in, day-out reliability of an instrument that travels well AND responds to seasonal adjustments as it matures. With the all-new Custom Shop 000-28 1937 the stars have aligned again.

Visually, this Model takes advantage of our proprietary Vintage Low Gloss process with a selection of craft-quality finishes. It is available in a natural or vintage Ambertone burst finish AND your preference of our proprietary low-gloss or the new Stage 1 lightly aged finish. Lacking the heavy wear and tear of an instrument that’s seen considerable use, the Stage 1 finish with light cracking and crazing is inspired by those rare vintage instruments that were simply kept in the case and tucked away for decades. Our Stage 1 finish bears the marks of time but not the battle scars common on many vintage re-creations.

Body Size: 000-14 Fret

Finish Top: Vintage Gloss

Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss

Bracing Pattern: X Brace

Scale Length: 24.9"

Brace Shape: Scalloped

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''

Top Material: Adirondack Spruce

Neck Shape: Modified V 30s Style Heel

Back Material: East Indian Rosewood

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Side Material: East Indian Rosewood

Electronics: None

Top

Top Color: None

Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle

Binding: Antique White

Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''

Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone

Bridge Material: Ebony

Top Detail: None

Bridge Pin Material: Bone

Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic

Pickguard Inlay: None

Saddle: Bone

Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe

Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce

Back and Sides Color: None

Brace Size: 1/4"

Back Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic

Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Heelcap: Antique White

Side Detail: None

Endpiece: Antique White

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: Diamond & Square Long

Number of Frets Total: 20

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Side Dots: Antique White

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond

Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back

Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood

Knob: Butterbean

Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay

Nut Material: Bone

Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Ply Hardshell

Label: None

Pleked: true

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.

Returns

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