The all-new Custom Shop D-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.


Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret

Finish Top: Vintage Gloss

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint

Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss

Bracing Pattern: 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: Genuine Mahogany

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Side Material: Genuine Mahogany

Electronics: NoTop

Top Color: Clear

Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle

Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern

Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4''

Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Bridge Material: Ebony

Top Detail: None

Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic

Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

Bridge Pin Dots: None

Pickguard Inlay: None

Saddle: Bone

Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe

Saddle Radius: 16"Body

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce

Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany

Brace Size: 5/16"

Back Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: East Indian Rosewood

Heelcap: Ebony

Side Detail: None

Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern

Side Inlay Material: None

Endpiece Inlay: NoneNeck

Neck Material: Geniune Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss

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: Antique WhiteHeadstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper

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: NoneMisc

Case: Hardshell

Serial Number: 2490562

This guitar is NOS (New Old Stock) and includes factory warranty.

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ConditionBrand New (New)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop D-18 Authentic 1937
Finish
  • Low Gloss
Year
  • 2021
Made In
  • United States
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String

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Arroyo Grande, CA, United States
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