Martin D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS #2660969

Perhaps the most revered vintage D-28s are the ones created in 1937 with forward-shifted hand-scalloped X-bracing, an Adirondack spruce top, and a 1 3/4" neck width. This model is an updated version made with Guatemalan rosewood back and sides, and it includes some subtle spec refinements to make it even more faithful to the original. One of the major updates is a more accurate body profile based on dreadnoughts from the 1930s and 40s. 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.

Other specifications of the D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS include:

• 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: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Neck Taper: Standard Taper
• Side Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Electronics: No
• Top Color: Clear
• Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
• Binding: Grained Ivoroid
• Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''
• Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
• Bridge Material: Ebony
• Top Detail: None
• Bridge Pin Material: Faux Ivory
• Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
• Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
• Pickguard Inlay: None
• Saddle: Bone
• Rosette: Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius: 16"
• Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
• Back and Sides Color: None
• Brace Size: 5/16"
• Back Detail: None
• Back Purfling/Strip: Zig-Zag Authentic
• Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
• Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
• Side Detail: None
• Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
• Side Inlay Material: None
• Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
• 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: 1937 Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
• Number of Frets Total: 20
• Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
• Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
• Fingerboard Binding Material: None
• Side Dots: Grained Ivoroid
• Headstock Shape: Solid with 1937 Taper and Diamond
• Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open Back
• Headplate Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
• Knob: Butterbean
• Headplate Logo Style: Script Golden Era Overlay
• Nut Material: Bone
• Headplate Binding Material: None
• Headplate Detail: None
• Case: Ply Hardshell
• Left Handed Availability: true
• Label: None
• 4 lbs 10 oz
• #2660969

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