D-18 Authentic 1937 Aged 1937 was an excellent year for guitars, with a perfect storm of craftsmanship, innovation, and materials. This Authentic Series replication of a 1937 D-18 stays true to the original with hide glue construction and historically accurate detailing. 
If you're looking for authentic pre-war D-18 mojo, this is a great choice.  The Martin D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS was meticulously crafted with exhaustive research into pre-war specifications, materials, and processes used in the original construction.
This guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top, and it includes an Authentic circa 1937 bracing pattern. Plus, it adds the VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) that ages the wood to replicate the sound of a vintage Martin.
Martin's craftspeople can recreate the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar and reproduce the particular tones previously reserved for vintage instruments. Now Martin has reintroduced a more accurate body profile based on dreadnought shapes from the early Golden Era of Martin's history. The result is a tactile, visual, and auditory experience that will transport you all the way back to the 1930s. And we know you’re going to like it there.   Overview Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret Finish Top: Vintage Gloss - Aged Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss - Aged 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 with VTS Neck Shape: Authentic 1937 Back Material: Genuine Mahogany Neck Taper: Standard Taper Side Material: Genuine Mahogany Electronics: None Electronics Options: None
Top Top Color: Vintage Toner Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle - Aged Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4'' Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Bridge Material: Ebony Top Detail: Aged Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic - Aged Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern Aged Pickguard Inlay: None Saddle: Bone Rosette: Multi-Stripe Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany Brace Size: 5/16" Back Detail: Aged Back Purfling/Strip: Dark Mahogany Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Heelcap: Ebony Side Detail: Aged Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern Side Inlay Material: None
Neck Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany Fingerboard Material: Ebony Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss - Aged Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4'' 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 1937 Taper Tuning Machines: Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood Knob: Butterbean Headplate Logo Style: Authentic Style CFM Script Overlay Nut Material: Bone Headplate Binding Material: None Headplate Detail: Aged
Misc Case: Hardshell Left Handed Availability: true Label: None

ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS Aged
Finish
  • Aged Natural
Categories
Pickup
  • None
String Type
  • Steel
Series
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Model Family
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Body Shape
  • Dreadnought
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Back Material
  • Mahogany
Sides Material
  • Mahogany
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Color Family
  • Natural
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 20

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