Guitars
DRUM SHOP
PIANOS
ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS
Pro Audio & recording

40/AS-D18-1937-AGED

Martin D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS Aged


ⓘ Please call for current stock updates before visiting us in-store.


Pay with Afterpay Popup
AMEX Logo Mastercard Logo ZipPay Logo Apple Pay Logo Visa Logo Paypal Logo

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.

Specs

Type

Hollow Body

Colour

Natural

Orientation

Right Handed

Number of Strings

6

Body Shape

D-14 Fret

Body Material

Adirondack Spruce with VTS top; Genuine Mahogany back and sides

Body Finish Vintage Gloss

Neck Material

Mahogany

Neck Shape Modified Low Oval

Fretboard Material

Ebony

Number of Frets

20

Fretboard Inlays

Abalone Old Style 18

Bridge

Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle

Tuners

Waverly Nickel Open Back

Case/Bag Ply Hardshell