Description
This Martin D-18 Dreadnought Sunburst was built during 2010 as a Standard Series model. It is in overall good condition with little finish or fret wear. The top's nitrocellulose lacquer finish has sunken somewhat, showing some rippling along the grain. There are no cracks or splits.
The Martin D-18 Dreadnought body has become the most popular steel string acoustic guitar shape, featuring a design that has been in production since the early 1930's.
It plays well, and has the full bodied yet sparkling D-18 sound. As it appears to have not been played much, its voice has yet to fully develop and this will come with use.
The original Martin-branded molded hard shell case is included, and contains the tail pin.
Materials and Construction
The basic construction of the Martin D-18 Dreadnought is largely unchanged since its early years. The top is Sitka Spruce, and the sides, back, body blocks and neck are all Mahogany. The head plate, fingerboard and bridge are Indian Rosewood.
The finish is Nitrocellulose Lacquer, with Gloss on the top and Satin for the rest of the guitar. The pickguard is affixed to the finish – not directly to the top, as was the case until about 1985. This allows the top to move naturally at a different rate than the pickguard, without developing a split.
For hardware, there's a set of Grover Roto-Matic tuners. On this guitar, the endpin hasn't been installed, and is in the case; there is no neck-mounted strap pin or pickups.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: D-18 Standard Series
- Instrument Manufacturer: Martin
- Instrument year: 2010
- Instrument Finish: Gloss Sunburst Top
- Instrument Class: Steel String Acoustic Guitars
- Instrument serial number: 1418653, built during 2010 at Nazareth PA
- Country of Origin: USA
- Instrument Condition: Good
- Right-handed
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 4.312 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 1.96 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 25.4 in
- Scale Length Metric: 645 mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1,693 in
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Nut Width Metric: 42.99 mm
- Items in Case: N/A
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Hard Shell Molded Martin Branded
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190732
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