The Basics
Here to remind you why you fell in love with us in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institute. Based on a 1939 D-18 in our museum, this guitar features mahogany back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, using an authentic circa 1939 bracing pattern. Period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments, with an Authentic neck barrel and heel, complete this piece.
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$6,749.00
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- Model:
- D-18 Authentic 1939
- Construction:
- Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
- Body Size:
- D-14 Fret
- Top:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Rosette:
- Old Style 18
- Top Bracing Pattern:
- Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Authentic Style) - Circa 1939 Rear-Shifted
- Top Braces:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''
- Back Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Back Purfling:
- Madagascar Rosewood(D28 Pattern)
- Side Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Endpiece:
- Tortoise Color - Brown(1939 Shape)
- Endpiece Inlay:
- none
- Binding:
- Tortoise Color - Brown
- Top Inlay Style:
- Multiple Black/White Boltaron
- Side Inlay:
- none
- Back Inlay:
- none
- Neck Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Shape:
- Authentic 1939 Barrel & Heel
- Nut Material:
- Fossilized Ivory
- Headstock:
- Solid/1939 Taper
- Headplate:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood/Large Golden Era Style
- Heelcap:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Fingerboard Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Scale Length:
- 25.4''
- Number of Frets Clear:
- 14
- Number of Frets Total:
- 20
- Fingerboard Width at Nut:
- 1-11/16''
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
- 2-1/8''
- Fingerboard Position Inlays:
- Old Style 18 - 1939(Abalone)
- Fingerboard Binding:
- none
- Finish Back & Sides:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
- Finish Top:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
- Finish Neck:
- Polished Gloss w/Aging Toner
- Bridge Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Bridge Style:
- Authentic Style Belly - Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing:
- 2-1/8''
- Saddle:
- 16'' Radius/Long Fossilized Ivory
- Tuning Machines:
- Waverly Nickel 4060 w/Butterbean Knobs
- Recommended Strings:
- Martin SP Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200)
- Bridge & End Pins:
- Black
- Pickguard:
- Delmar Tortoise Color
- Case:
- 545V Harptone
- Interior Label:
- none
- Electronics:
- none
- Other Options:
- Available left-handed at no additional charge
- Other Comments:
- All prices & specifications are subject to change without notice.