The all-new Custom Shop D-18 1937 offers players the sonic characteristics of the Authentic Series along with the everyday value of a reliable workhorse guitar. Revered as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly esteemed 1937 models established a standard that has endured for generations. This guitar boasts a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue, and cloth strip construction, as well as an adjustable truss rod, capturing the essence of some of the finest guitars ever crafted.
The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging avoids the heavy wear and tear of a well-used instrument, instead featuring the gentle checking inspired by those rare guitars that were carefully stored in a case and preserved for decades. It bears the subtle marks of time, distinguishing it from the more pronounced wear often found on newly aged guitars.
UPC: 729789651585
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Scale Length: 25.4”
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Bridge Material: Ebony
Saddle: Bone
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Case: Ply Hardshell
Electronics: None
Left-Handed Availability: Yes
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Medium (SMA550T)
The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging avoids the heavy wear and tear of a well-used instrument, instead featuring the gentle checking inspired by those rare guitars that were carefully stored in a case and preserved for decades. It bears the subtle marks of time, distinguishing it from the more pronounced wear often found on newly aged guitars.
UPC: 729789651585
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Scale Length: 25.4”
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Bridge Material: Ebony
Saddle: Bone
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Case: Ply Hardshell
Electronics: None
Left-Handed Availability: Yes
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Medium (SMA550T)
