Martin Custom Shop D-28 Authentic-Inspired 1937 - Natural Vintage Low Gloss Adirondack Spruce Top with East Indian Rosewood Back and Sides

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Authentic Inspired

The all-new Custom Shop D-28 1937 rewards players with the sonic superiority of Martin’s Authentic Series and the everyday practicality of a workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the benchmark for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar sports time-tested features like Authentic bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod which gives enthusiasts the day-in, day-out reliability of an instrument that travels well AND responds to seasonal adjustments as it matures. With the all-new Custom Shop D-28 1937 the stars have aligned again.

Visually, this Model takes advantage of a proprietary Vintage Low Gloss process with a selection of craft-quality finishes. It is available in a natural or vintage Ambertone burst finish AND your preference of a proprietary low-gloss or the new Stage 1 lightly aged finish. Lacking the heavy wear and tear of an instrument that’s seen considerable use, the Stage 1 finish with light cracking and crazing is inspired by those rare vintage instruments that were simply kept in the case and tucked away for decades. The Stage 1 finish bears the marks of time but not the battle scars common on many vintage re-creations.

 

Overview:

• Body Size:
• D-14 Fret
• Finish Top:
• Vintage Gloss
• Back and Side Finish:
• Vintage Gloss
• Bracing Pattern:
• Authentic 1937 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:
• East Indian Rosewood
• Neck Taper:
• Standard Taper
• Side Material:
• East Indian Rosewood
• Electronics:
• None

 

Top:

• Top Color:
• None
• Bridge Style:
• 1930 Style Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
• Binding:
• Antique White
• Bridge String Spacing:
• 2 5/16''
• Top Inlay Material:
• Bold Herringbone
• Bridge Material:
• Ebony
• Top Detail:
• None
• Bridge Pin Material:
• Bone
• Pickguard:
• Tortoise Pattern
• Bridge Pin Dots:
• Black Plastic
• Pickguard Inlay:
• None
• Saddle:
• Bone
• Rosette:
• Style 28 Multi-Stripe
• Saddle Radius:
• 16"

 

Body:

• Brace Material:
• Adirondack Spruce
• Back and Sides Color:
• None
• Brace Size:
• 5/16"
• Back Detail:
• None
• Back Purfling/Strip:
• Zig-Zag Authentic
• Back Inlay Material:
• Multi-Stripe
• Heelcap:
• Antique White
• Side Detail:
• None
• Endpiece:
• Antique White
• Side Inlay Material:
• None
• Endpiece Inlay:
• Multi-Stripe

 

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:
• Diamond & Square Long
• 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 and Diamond
• 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

 

Miscellaneous:

• Case:
• Ply Hardshell
• Label:
• None
• Pleked:
• true

Model:	10CE01
Manufacturer:	Martin