"One hundred and ninety years ago, on November 6th, my great, great, great grandfather and grandmother and their two children arrived in New York City from Germany. They came to America seeking opportunity and freedom. They initially settled at 196 Hudson Street and opened the first Martin Guitar workshop in the New World. I was looking for a way for us to celebrate this milestone. In 1976 (the anniversary of the founding of our nation) we introduced the D-19. It was designed as an upmarket D-18. We stained the top to utilize spruce that was cosmetically challenged. An early nod to sustainability. I thought it would be appropriate to dust off that model designation and make 190 contemporary D-19s to honor our 190th anniversary. This model also embraces sustainability by utilizing cosmetically challenged Adirondack spruce tops that we have had in inventory for a while. We sent them through our Mimaki printer to achieve a figured mahogany look for the top. Hope you like it."

- C.F. Martin IV

Top Material: Adirondack Spruce

Finish Top: Gloss

Top Color: Custom Ink

Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Top Detail: None

Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern

Bridge Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle

Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"

Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic

Bridge Pin Dots: White Plastic

Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

Pickguard Inlay: None

Rosette: Multi-Stripe

Saddle: Compensated Bone

Saddle Radius: 16"

Body Size: D-14 Fret

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint

Back Material: Genuine Mahogany

Side Material: Genuine Mahogany

Back and Side Finish: Gloss

Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany

Back Detail: None

Side Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18

Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Side Inlay Material: None

Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace

Brace Shape: Scalloped

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce

Brace Size: 5/16"

Heelcap: Tortoise Pattern

Endpiece: Tortoise Pattern

Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval

Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper

Neck Material: Select Hardwood

Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

Finish Neck: Satin

Scale Length: 25.4"

Number of Frets Total: 20

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

Fingerboard Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''

Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Side Dots: White

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper

Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood

Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay

Headplate Binding Material: None

Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear

Knob: Butterbean

Nut Material: Bone

Serial Number: 2788520

Includes Hard Case