Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Our luthier completed a minimal setup, and no further work is required.
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.
- 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
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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