D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS Guitar

With these wonderful guitars Martin offers realistic reproductions of the most sought after vintage models so you can now own a brand new authentic Vintage Martin.
To achieve this, Martin carefully picks their finest timber and applies their Vintage Tone System (VTS) to the top and bracings. Martin VTS is a highly sophisticated artificial aging process, based on torrefaction but taken several steps further by the Martin R&D-team. Using this unique process allows Martin’s craftsmen to target the age of the guitar to a year, both visually and sonically.
Furthermore Martin’s craftsmen have revived a process of final dressing the finish by hand from the 1900s to achieve a unique, warm glow.

To recreate this magnificant masterpiece of Martin history an original 1937 D-18 from the Martin museum was CAT-scanned by the Smithsonian institute and then meticulously reconstructed by the Martin luthiers. Genuine Mahogany back and sides, a VTS-treated Adirondack Spruce top with period-correct bracing pattern, all built with real hide glue make this the choice for anyone obsessed by those rare old marvels we've come to know and love as the D-18.