Details
Martin's Standard Series D-28 has a distinctly vintage vibe, signaled by the faux tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard, open-back tuners, off-white binding and a very light amber toner to the spruce top. The neck is 1 3/4" wide at the nut, giving the fingers of your left hand a bit more room. Beneath the hood, the X pattern top bracing is "forward shifted," like the early 1930s Martin Dreadnoughts, but the braces are tapered, not scalloped, like D-28s made in the 1950s. This is a top bracing combination Martin hasn't used before, and while it gives a more robust bottom end than the earlier standard D-28, it has more clarity in the treble and sounds distinctively different from its herringbone-trimmed brother, the HD-28. This is a well-balanced guitar that works well in just about any musical setting you find yourself in.
Specs
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Back sides
East Indian Rosewood
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Binding
Antique White
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Bracing
Forward Shifted X Non-Scalloped
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Gloss
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Frets to body
14
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Inlay
Multi-Stripe
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Make
CF Martin & Co.
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Neck material
Select Hardwood
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Neck shape
Modified Low Oval
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Nut width
1 3/4"
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Rosette
Multi-Stripe
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Scale length
25.4"
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Top material
Sitka Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Nickel Open Gear
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Case type
Molded Hardshell
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Serial number
2542099
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SKU
MARD28-2542099
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UPC
111442
