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Condition: Used, Very Good
With classic HD-28 looks, you might just fool yourself into thinking you've heard Martin dreads like this before! While everything about this guitar, visually, screams classic HD-28 style, the Custom Shop went out of their way to set it apart with some very special appointments. A thin (.105") Sitka top, supported by Adirondack Golden Era bracing provides plenty of power, while the shorter 24.9" scale produces a warm, responsive tone with a tad more fundamental while still retaining the sonic comlexity of East Indian Rosewood. A truly special dread for the right player!
SP Luthier Notes: Buff and setup
From Martin and Co.
C.F MARTIN & CO. has been creating the finest instruments in the world for over 175 years. It continues to innovate, introducing techniques and features that have become industry standards including X-bracing, the 14-fret guitar and the "Dreadnought" size. One of the world's leading acoustic instrument makers, Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women, who use a combination of new design and techniques along with those introduced by the company founder.
The company is also known for producing high-quality, popular acoustic guitar strings. These include the Martin SP® LIFESPAN™ line - the fastest-growing treated string in the industry, and the Martin SP line - which uses an industry leading core wire to hold tunings better.
Martin guitars and Martin Strings are the instruments and strings of choice for musicians around the world, from the icons of rock, country, folk and bluegrass to those just beginning their careers. They can be seen across all segments of pop culture, from television (Glee, Psych, Raising Hope and American Idol) to the movies; on Broadway and in books, online, and gracing the covers of popular magazines on newsstands everywhere.
- Model
- HD-28
- Year
- 2018
- Serial
- 2405149
- Body Size
- D-14 Fret
- Construction
- Standard; Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
- Bracing Pattern
- DOMLE #3A
- Brace Shape
- Scalloped
- Top Material
- Sitka Spruce
- Back Material
- East Indian Rosewood
- Side Material
- East Indian Rosewood
- Finish Top
- Gloss
- Back & Side Finish
- Gloss
- Scale Length
- 24.9"
- Fingerboard Width at Nut
- 1 11/16"
- Neck Shape
- Low Profile
Neck Taper
- Electronics
- K&K Pure Mini
- Top Color
- 1935 Sunburst
- Binding
- Antique White Boltaron
Top Inlay Material
- Top Detail
- None
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Pickguard Inlay
- None
- Rosette
- Style 28
- Bridge Style
- Modern Belly - Drop In Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing
- 2 1/8"
- Bridge Material
- Ebony
- Bridge Pin Material
- White
- Bridge Pin Dots
- Faux Tortoise
- Saddle
- Compensated Bone
- Saddle Radius
- 16"
- Brace Material
- Adirondack Spruce
- Brace Size
- 5/16" / Golden Era 1/4" Rear Tone Bar
- Back Purfling/Strip
- Zig-Zag
- Heelcap
- Antique White Boltaron
- Endpiece
- Antique White Boltaron
- Endpiece Inlay
- .0325" B/W Boltaron
- Back & Sides Color
- None
- Back Detail
- None
- Back Inlay Material
- .0495'' B/W/B Boltaron
- Side Detail
- None
- Side Inlay Material
- None
- Neck Material
- Genuine Mahogany - 12/4
- Finish Neck
- Satin
- Neck Color
- Dark Mahogany
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Neck Joins Body at
- 14th Fret
- Side Dots
- Antique White Boltaron
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony
- Fingerboard width at 12th Fret
- 2 1/8"
- Fingerboard Inlay Style
- Style 28 4mm Dots
- Fingerboard Inlay Material
- Mother of Pearl
- Fingerboard Binding Material
- None
- Headstock Shape
- Solid/6 String Diamond/Square Taper
- Headplate Material
- East Indian Rosewood
- Headplate Logo Style
- Golden Era - Large
- Headplate Binding Material
- None
- Tuning Machines
- TM Schaller Nickel GrandTune
- Knob
- BB Buttons
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Case
- Hardshell
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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