The Basics
This gorgeous 12-fret Dreadnought is made with sinker mahogany from Belize and topped with Adirondack Spruce. The design is inspired by a 1929 Ditson 111 currently in the Martin Museum. Finished in the New Custom Shop Thin Finish package, only 75 of these instruments will be made for the world in 2012.
List Price:
$6,499
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- Model:
- CS-D18-12
- Construction:
- Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
- Body Size:
- D-14 Fret
- Top:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce
- Rosette:
- Multiple Black/White Fiber
- Top Bracing Pattern:
- Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style)
- Top Braces:
- Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''
- Back Material:
- Solid Sinker Mahogany
- Back Purfling:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood
- Side Material:
- Solid Sinker Mahogany
- Endpiece:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood
- Endpiece Inlay:
- none
- Binding:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood
- Top Inlay Style:
- Maple/Black Fiber
- Side Inlay:
- none
- Back Inlay:
- none
- Neck Material:
- Solid Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Shape:
- Special Shape / Hand Carved
- Nut Material:
- Fossilized Ivory
- Headstock:
- Slotted/Round Slots/Square Taper
- Headplate:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood
- Heelcap:
- Solid Madagascar Rosewood
- Fingerboard Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Scale Length:
- 25.4''
- Number of Frets Clear:
- 12
- Number of Frets Total:
- 19
- Fingerboard Width at Nut:
- 1-3/4''
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
- 2-1/4''
- Fingerboard Position Inlays:
- Abalone Dots
- Fingerboard Binding:
- none
- Finish Back & Sides:
- Polished Gloss / Thin Finish
- Finish Top:
- Polished Gloss / Thin Finish
- Finish Neck:
- Satin
- Bridge Material:
- Solid Black Ebony
- Bridge Style:
- Pyramid w/ Drop-In Long Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing:
- 2-5/16''
- Saddle:
- 16'' Radius/Fossilized Ivory
- Tuning Machines:
- Waverly Nickel Open-Gear w/ Butterbean Knobs
- Recommended Strings:
- Martin Studio Performance Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200)
- Bridge & End Pins:
- Fossilized Ivory w/ Black Dots
- Pickguard:
- Delmar Tortoise Color
- Case:
- Geib style - Custom Shop
- Interior Label:
- none
- Electronics:
- Optional