D-18 Authentic 1937

1937 was an excellent year for guitars with a perfect storm of craftsmanship, innovation, and materials. This Authentic Series replication of a 1937 D-18 stays true to the original with hide glue construction and historically accurate detailing. This guitar features genuine mahogany back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top, and it includes an Authentic circa 1937 bracing pattern. It includes period-correct "18" Authentic-style appointments and an Authentic neck barrel and heel, and new this year, a more accurate body profile based on dreadnought shapes from the early Golden Era of Martin’s history. Martin’s VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed to age the top and braces, which captures the tone from the 1930s era. Martin’s craftspeople can recreate the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar and reproduce the particular tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.

Overview

Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret

Finish Top: Vintage Gloss

Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction

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 with VTS

Neck Shape: Authentic 1937

Back Material: Genuine Mahogany

Neck Taper: Standard Taper

Side Material: Genuine Mahogany

Electronics: None

Top

Top Color: Clear

Bridge Style: Authentic 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 with VTS

Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany

Brace Size: 5/16"

Back Detail: None

Back Purfling/Strip: Madagascar 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: Grained Ivoroid

Headstock

Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper

Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back

Headplate Material: Madagascar Rosewood

Knob: Butterbean

Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay

Nut Material: Bone

Headplate Binding Material: None

Misc

Case: Ply Hardshell

Label: None