This 1957 Martin D-28 is a balanced, deep, driving bluegrass axe! Check out the included demo video.

My main personal guitar for a couple years was a ‘61 D-28, so this one is right up my alley. I love the straight-braced Brazilian Rosewood dreadnoughts for recording, in particular, since all registers are presented more equally. This guitar has the classic vintage rosewood tonal depth and color along with just the right amount of “bite” and sizzle characteristic of great old Martins, and it plays super well all the way up the fretboard thanks to a great neck angle and the ideal saddle height.

A few years ago, luthier Gearld Strickland performed a few repairs to this D-28, including: refretted with jumbo EVO fretwire, replaced pickguard, plugged tiny jack hole on lower treble side (a few inches from the endpin), and removed Tommy Emmanuel signature from the top near the fretboard (light touchup, but you can hardly notice it). The original Kluson tuners have been replaced with antique Waverlys, which function great. The finish, bridge, and bridgeplate are original. There is the typical surface wear and lacquer checking for a nearly 70 year-old guitar, along with a repaired side crack (stabilized with luthiers tape on the inside) and a stabilized back crack on the lower bout. The top is crack-free. There is some extra arm/body wear on the bass-side lower bout and side. The nut width is the typical 1 11/16”, and the neck profile is a nice slight “V” shape.

This D-28 was appraised by Walter Carter in 2022 for $12.5k. Given the value increase of old Martins over the last few years, it was suggested to me to list this at $15k, which is the asking price on other forums. Asking $15,800 here to help accommodate the fees. Comes with a newer Martin hardshell case.