If you’re looking for a new guitar that looks and sounds like you’ve been playing it for 80 years, you have just found your holy grail of guitars. The Aged version of the D-28 Authentic 1937 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. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AGING PROCESS HERE. 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.

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 1937 Forward-Shifted X-Brace
SCALE LENGTH: 25.4″
BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4”
TOP MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
NECK SHAPE: Authentic 1937
BACK MATERIAL: Madagascar Rosewood
NECK TAPER: Standard Taper
SIDE MATERIAL: Madagascar Rosewood

Full Specifications

TOP
TOP COLOR: Modified Vintage Toner
BRIDGE STYLE: Authentic Belly – Glue in Long Saddle – Aged
BINDING: Antique White
BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/16”
TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Bold Herringbone
BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
TOP DETAIL: Aged
BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: Faux Ivory – Aged
PICKGUARD: Faux Tortoise- Aged
BRIDGE PIN DOTS: Black Plastic
PICKGUARD INLAY: None
SADDLE: Bone
ROSETTE: Multi-Stripe
SADDLE RADIUS: 16″

BODY
BRACE MATERIAL: Adirondack Spruce with VTS
BACK & SIDES COLOR: None
BRACE SIZE: 5/16″
BACK DETAIL: Aged
BACK PURFLING/STRIP: Zig-Zag Authentic
BACK INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe
HEELCAP: Antique White
SIDE DETAIL: Aged
ENDPIECE: Antique White
SIDE INLAY MATERIAL: None
ENDPIECE INLAY: Multi-Stripe

NECK
NECK MATERIAL: Genuine Mahogany
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
FINISH NECK: Vintage Gloss – Aged
FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/4”
NECK COLOR: Dark Mahogany
FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: 1937 Diamonds and Squares Long Pattern
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 1937 Taper and Diamond
TUNING MACHINES: Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back
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