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Custom Shop D-18 1937

4.7 out of 5 Customer Rating

Custom Shop D-18 1937

$5,599.00
4.7 out of 5 Customer Rating

The all-new 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

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

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Overview

Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back and Side Finish: Vintage Gloss
Bracing Pattern: 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: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Electronics: No

Top

Top Color: Clear
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4''
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"

Body

Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: East Indian Rosewood
Back Inlay Material: None
Heelcap: Ebony
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Side Inlay Material: None
Endpiece Inlay: None

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: Old Style 18
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
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: Hardshell
Left Handed Availability: true
Label: None