This instrument is an excellent condition with the original case, and only shows slight signs of handling/playing. The only modification that has been performed in its short life, is the installation of a K&K pickup.
The all-new Custom Shop D-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 D-28 1937 the stars have aligned again.
OVERVIEW
BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
FINISH TOP: Vintage Gloss
BACK AND SIDE FINISH: Vintage Gloss
BRACING PATTERN: Authentic 1937 Forward Shifted X Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4"
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4''
TOP MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce
NECK SHAPE: Authentic 1937
BACK MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
NECK TAPER: Standard Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
ELECTRONICS: None
STRINGS: Authentic Acoustic SP Medium - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T
TOP
TOP COLOR: Ambertone
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: 5/16"
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 1937 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
Demo video: https://youtu.be/iR0JYQufWZQ?si=Fn4NcnOIy6CIj9WI
This instrument is an excellent condition with the original case, and only shows slight signs of handling/playing. The only modification that has been performed in its short life, is the installation of a K&K pickup.
The all-new Custom Shop D-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 D-28 1937 the stars have aligned again.
OVERVIEW
BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
FINISH TOP: Vintage Gloss
BACK AND SIDE FINISH: Vintage Gloss
BRACING PATTERN: Authentic 1937 Forward Shifted X Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4"
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4''
TOP MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce
NECK SHAPE: Authentic 1937
BACK MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
NECK TAPER: Standard Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
ELECTRONICS: None
STRINGS: Authentic Acoustic SP Medium - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T
TOP
TOP COLOR: Ambertone
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: 5/16"
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 1937 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
Demo video: https://youtu.be/iR0JYQufWZQ?si=Fn4NcnOIy6CIj9WI
