A new guitar that looks and sounds like it’s been played for 80 years, the Aged version of the acclaimed D-18 Authentic 1939 includes all of the goodness that comes with Martin’s Authentic Series instruments, like hide glue construction and hand-scalloped X-bracing—plus the Vintage Tone System (VTS) that ages the wood to replicate the sound of a vintage Martin. But we didn’t stop there. We’ve now taken this amazing model and methodically, painstakingly distressed it, inside and out, in all the right places. The result is a tactile, visual, and auditory experience that will transport you all the way back to the 1930s. And we know you’re going to like it there. Stock is limited.

Specifications Overview

BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
FINISH TOP: Vintage Gloss – Aged
CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint – Hide Glue Construction
BACK & SIDE FINISH: Vintage Gloss – Aged
BRACING PATTERN: Authentic 1939 Rearward-Shifted X-Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4″
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 11/16”
TOP MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
NECK SHAPE: Authentic 1939
BACK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany
NECK TAPER: Standard Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany

Full Specifications

TOP
TOP COLOR: Modified Vintage Toner
BRIDGE STYLE: Authentic Belly – Glue in Long Saddle – Aged
BINDING: Faux Tortoise
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 1/8”
TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
TOP DETAIL: Aged
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Black Plastic – Aged
PICKGUARD: Faux Tortoise- Aged
BRIDGE PIN DOTS: None
PICKGUARD INLAY: None
SADDLE: Bone
ROSETTE: Multi-Stripe
SADDLE RADIUS: 16″

BODY
BRACE MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
BACK & SIDES COLOR: Dark Mahogany
BRACE SIZE: 5/16″
BACK DETAIL: Aged
BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Madagascar Rosewood
BACK INLAY MATERIAL: None
HEELCAP: Ebony
SIDE DETAIL: Aged
ENDPIECE: Faux Tortoise
SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: None
ENDPIECE INLAY: None

NECK
NECK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
FINISH NECK: Vintage Gloss – Aged
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8”
NECK COLOR: Dark Mahogany
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: Old Style 18
NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Abalone
NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret
FINGERBOARD BINDING MATERIAL: None
SIDE DOTS: Grained Ivoroid

HEADSTOCK
HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with 1939 Taper
TUNING MACHINES: Nickel Open Gear – Aged
HEADPLATE MATERIAL: Madagascar Rosewood
KNOB: Butterbean
HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Script Golden Era Overlay
NUT MATERIAL: Bone
HEADPLATE BINDING MATERIAL: None

MISC
CASE: Ply Hardshell
LEFT HANDED AVAILABILITY: Yes
LABEL: None
PLEKED: No