The all-new Martin Custom Shop D-28 1937 rewards players with the sonic superiority of Martin’s Authentic Series and the everyday practicality of a workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the benchmark for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar sports time-tested features like Authentic bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod which gives enthusiasts the day-in, day-out reliability of an instrument that travels well AND responds to seasonal adjustments as it matures. With the all-new Custom Shop D-28 1937 the stars have aligned again.
Overview:
Name: Martin Custom Shop D-28 1937
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
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
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Electronics: None
Top
Top Color: Ambertone
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Binding: Antique White
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''
Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides Color: None
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Heelcap: Antique White
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Antique White
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Neck
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Diamond & Square Long
Number of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: Antique White
Headstock
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper and Diamond
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: None
Misc
Case: Ply Hardshell
Label: None
Pleked: true
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