D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS Guitar

MARTIN

D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS Guitar
CHF 9'999.00

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.

The D-28 - that alone gets a true Martin fans heart racing. But this guitar is so much more than an ordinary D-28. It is a faithful, meticulous recreation of a guitar from 1937, the arguably most sought after vintage of D-28s. Back and sides are made of real Guatemalan Rosewood, the top is VTS treated Adirondack Spruce with period correct, forward shifted and hand scalloped bracings. Instant vintage feeling!

Top Color
Clear
Binding
Grained Ivoroid
Top Inlay Material
Bold Herringbone
Top Detail
None
Pickguard
Tortoise Pattern
Pickguard Inlay
None
Rosette
Multi-Stripe
Bridge Style
Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle
Bridge String Spacing
2 5/16”
Bridge Material
Ebony
Bridge Pin Material
Faux Ivory
Bridge Pin Dots
Black Plastic
Saddle
Bone
Saddle Radius
16”
Brace Material
Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size
5/16”
Back Purfling/Strip
Zig-Zag Authentic
Heelcap Endpiece
Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece Inlay
Multi-Stripe
Back & Sides Color
None
Back Detail
None
Back Inlay Material
Multi-Stripe
Side Detail
None
Side Inlay Material
None
Neck Material
Genuine Mahogany
Finish Neck
Vintage Gloss
Neck Color
Dark Mahogany
Number of Frets Total
20
Neck Joins Body at Side Dots
14th Fret
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret
2 1/4”
Fingerboard Inlay Style
1937 Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
Fingerboard Inlay Material
Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material
None
Headstock Shape
Solid with 1937 Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material
Guatemalan Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style
Script Golden Era Overlay
Headplate Binding Material
None
Tuning Machines
Waverly Nickel Open Back
Knob
Butterbean
Nut Material
Bone
Case
Ply hard shell
Case item no.
12C0022
Label
None
Left Handed Availability
Yes
Pleked
No

specifications

OVERVIEW

  • Body SizeAuthentic D-14 Fret
  • Construction:Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
  • Bracing PatternAuthentic 1937 Forward-Shifted X-Brace
  • Brace ShapeScalloped
  • Top MaterialAdirondack Spruce with VTS
  • Back MaterialGuatemalan Rosewood
  • Side MaterialGuatemalan Rosewood
  • Recommended StringsAuthentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Medium - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T
  • Finish TopVintage Gloss
  • Back & Side FinishVintage Gloss
  • Scale length25.4”
  • Fingerboard Width At Nut:1 3/4”
  • Neck ShapeAuthentic 1937
  • Neck TaperStandard Taper
  • ElectronicsNot Available
  • Electronics OptionsNot Available