Up for sale, a 1971 Martin D-35 in excellent condition, complete with the original hardshell case. Weighing 4lbs 5oz, tonewoods include a Sitka spruce top, three-piece Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard and bridge.

Benefitting from all the service due a Martin of this vintage, this D-35 features a professional neck reset, new tall carved bone saddle, bone nut, reinforced original rosewood bridge plate, and a new pickguard.

Unique to the D-35 among Martin's dreadnought body guitars, the instrument features lighter 1/4" bracing, as opposed to the 5/16" bracing seen on its counterpart, the D-28. This feature, combined with the D-35's three-piece back construction, produces an effortlessly lively and articulate tone. The instrument delivers tons of projection, with Martin's signature piano-like clarity and a respectable volume ceiling. This D-35 is also notably warm and punchy, with a broad low end. This D-35 benefits from a professional set up here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

• Neck: Mahogany
• Shape: Soft V, measuring .875” at 1st fret, 1.010” at 9th fret
• Fretboard: Ebony, pearl dot inlays
• Frets: Slender, no wear
• Scale Length: 25.4”
• Nut width: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
• Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
• Serialization: Six-digit serial stamped into neck heel block

Body Specs:

• Wood: Sitka spruce, Indian rosewood
• Bracing: X
• Bridge: Ebony, rosewood bridge plate, bone saddle (modern saddle)
• Marquetry: Multi-ply binding, simple black-and-white rosette
• Plastics: Black pickguard (modern)

An extremely clean, crack-free example, cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing on the back, a few small chips in the clear coat along the back binding, and additional minor marks consistent with careful handling. The gloss finish on the neck profile is smooth and clean, and “3-4-72” has been carved in small numbers on the back of the headstock.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included, along with the original Martin Price List.