Martin D-28 Rich Robinson Custom Dreadnought acoustic guitar - Brand New 2024 built

This model is a guitar player’s dream, and it is the first model that Martin has ever made as a visual and sonic representation of an artist’s personal instrument. The instrument that served as its inspiration is a 1954 D-28 that was handed down from Robinson’s father, who played it on stage at the Grand Ole Opry; as a traveling musician with the Hillbilly Highway; and in his folk band, The Appalachians, during the 1950s and ‘60s. After inheriting his father’s guitar, Robinson used it to write most of the original Black Crowes’ songs from the band’s studio albums. This soulful representation of that beloved guitar is crafted with Aged satin-finished East Indian rosewood for the back and sides and an Aged spruce top that is finished with a very thin vintage gloss. The Spruce top has more opened sound with excellent brightness and compared to cedar top. After the guitar had been played, the spruce will have more loudness in the middles. It also features rearward-shifted non-scalloped bracing, which offers a very balanced tone and added volume. It includes some 1950s style vintage build characteristics, like Martin’s signature dovetail neck joint, authentic hide glue construction, an ebony fingerboard and bridge, and Aged nickel tuners. Another custom feature requested by Robinson is a bridge with the wings slightly softened for comfort. The model includes a specially designed label signed by Robinson and numbered in sequence. Dreadnought body shape is very popular for hard strumming and bluegrass / country and folk style players or guitarists need the most versatile playability model. It comes with molded Blue hardshell case

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Specs:

Body Size: D-14 Fret

Finish Top: Vintage Gloss - Aged

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction

Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss - Aged

Bracing Pattern: Rearward Shifted X Brace

Scale Length: 25.4" (645mm)

Brace Shape: Non-Scalloped

Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 11/16'' (42.8mm)

Top material: Spruce

Neck Shape: 1954 Rich Robinson Barrel and Heel

Back and sides material: East Indian Rosewood

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Electronics: optional (LR Baggs, KnK, Fishman)

Top

Top Color: Antique Toner

Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Long Saddle

Binding: Antique White

Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8"

Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Bridge Material: Ebony

Top Detail: Aged

Bridge Pin Material: Bone

Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern

Bridge Pin Dots: None

Pickguard Inlay: None

Saddle: Bone

Rosette: Multi-Stripe

Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Spruce

Back and Sides Color: None

Brace Size: 5/16"

Back Detail: Aged

Back Purfling/Strip: Style 28

Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe

Heelcap: Antique White

Side Detail: Aged

Endpiece: Antique White

Side Inlay Material: None

Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe

Neck

Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss - Aged

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

Neck Color: Dark Mahogany

Fingerboard Inlay Style: Dots

Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl

Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret

Fingerboard Binding Material: None

Side Dots: Yellow

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond

Tuning Machines: Aged Nickel Enclosed Gear

Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood

Knob: Oval

Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay

Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Molded Hardshell

Label: Paper Label Signed by Rich Robinson, Numbered in Sequence

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