Martin D-18 (1971)

Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Martin D-18 (1971)
Vintage

Martin D-18 (1971)

Regular price $2,500.00
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Nut Width

1 11/16"
Neck Carve
Modified V
Scale Length
25.4"
Serial Number
281536

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This 1971 Martin D-18 was just taken in on trade; and it'd be a great first vintage guitar for a bluegrass flatpicker. Is is blasphemous to call a Martin made in 1971 "vintage" -- perhaps. But a guitar that's more than fifty years old has a dry, openness of sound that no new guitar will have. And when it comes to bluegrass rhythm playing, this guitar packs a very satisfying wallop when you're pounding out chords.

This guitar has had a well-done neck reset in the recent past, and it sets up beautifully with stock Martin saddle height and medium gauge strings. The pickguard has been replaced, and the finish has been buffed, making it appear a bit glossier than it otherwise might appear. There is some light finish crazing, and a smattering of dings and scrapes, but no cracks and a sound structure. Priced with non-original hardshell case.

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Materials

Top
Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Neck
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Bridge
Rosewood
Nut & Saddle
Bone
Tuners
Grover
Bracing
Non-scalloped
Construction
Modern Adhesive
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck Specs

Carve
Modified V
Nut Width
1 11/16"
String Spacing
2 1/8"
Scale Length
25.4"
Inlays
MOP Dots
Headstock
C.F. Martin Decal

Other

Serial #
281536
Case
Hardshell

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