Details
This Martin D-28 Authentic 1941 was made in Nazareth, Pa., in 2013. It’s in excellent, lightly played condition and shows just the slightest amount of fret wear. The back and sides are made from Madagascar rosewood and the top is Adiriondack spruce with Martin’s torrefied VTS treatment.
Being a replica of a 1941 D-28, it has a nut width of 1 11/16” and rearward-shifted scalloped X-Braces. Like the 1941 originals, this D-28 has the steel T-bar neck reinforcement, hot animal hide glue assembly, ‘tucked-in” bridge plate, and a new final hand-applied finishing regime Martin recently re-introduced that leaves a brand new guitar with a pleasant patina. (It’s not a distressed finish, but instead has a warm glow without that high-gloss glare.) This guitar has the rumble and roar that made Martin's original versions the stuff of legend among flat pickers.
Although the bass response and overall volume is what first catches your ear, this example also has a treble clarity and balance that's often missing in pre-war style rosewood Dreadnoughts. Includes the original special Authentic Series case that is in equally clean condition.
Specs
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Back sides
Madagascar Rosewood
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Binding
Grained Ivoroid
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Bracing
Scalloped Braces
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Bridge
Ebony
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Fingerboard
Ebony
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer Vintage Gloss
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Frets to body
14
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Inlay
Golden Era Style Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
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Neck material
Genuine Mahogany
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Neck shape
Authentic 1941 Barrel and Heel
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Nut width
1 11/16"
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Rosette
Style 28
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Saddle spacing
2 1/8"
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Scale length
25.4"
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Top material
Adirondack Spruce
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Waverly nickel 1129 with oval knobs
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Year
2013
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Case type
Original Hardshell
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Serial number
1728640
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SKU
MATD28AUT41-1728640
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UPC
120690
