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The Custom Shop D-18 1937 pairs Authentic Series tone with modern adjustability. Featuring vintage-inspired construction, a clear gloss top, and optional Stage 1 aging, it delivers classic Dreadnought sound with reliable, road-ready playability. 

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The Custom Shop D-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging lacks the heavy wear and tear of a well-worn instrument and instead features the light checking inspired by those rare guitars that were simply kept in a case and tucked away for decades. It bears the marks of time but not the heavy wear common on newly aged guitars.

Available only at Custom Shop Expert Dealers

Specifications

Highlights

Authentic D-14 Fret body size
Genuine Mahogany back and sides
Adirondack Spruce top
Authentic 1937 neck with Standard Taper
1 3/4'' fingerboard width at nut
Hardshell case
Recommended Strings: Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Top Color: Clear
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4''
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: East Indian Rosewood
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Ebony
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: Antique White
Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
Case: Hardshell
Label: None
Electronics: No
Left Handed Availability: true

What's Included

Custom Shop D-18 1937
Custom Shop Editions, Authentic D-14 Fret, Acoustic
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Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Guitar Strings Phosphor Bronze - Medium
Pre-strung on instrument
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Authentic D-14 Fret

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Authentic 1937

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Custom Shop D-18 1937

Custom Shop D-18 1937

Custom Shop Editions, Authentic D-14 Fret, Acoustic

$5,799.99
4.7 out of 5 Customer Rating

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 pairs Authentic Series tone with modern adjustability. Featuring vintage-inspired construction, a clear gloss top, and optional Stage 1 aging, it delivers classic Dreadnought sound with reliable, road-ready playability. 

Select Preferred Hand: Right
Select Aging Option: None
Select Finish Option: Natural

Custom Shop D-18 1937

5,800 points The points value you see is an estimate. Actual points will be calculated when you check out.

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