D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS AGED Guitar

MARTIN

D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS AGED 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.

We all know the sensation, when we see a glorious, old guitar, covered in traces of decades of wonderful music. This instrument made its player's emotions audible and left countless audiences delighted or moved to tears. But they don't just show their experience visually, it's audible as well. The vibration of the music permanently changes the wood.
But these mighty instruments, so full of character, are rare – let's not even bring up the price. With their Authentic models, Martin have been offering exact replicas of some of their most sought after models and vintages of it's history for some time now. And with the Martin Vintage Tone System (VTS), the instruments' tops are artificially aged to the exact year. The current „Authentic“ series has been completely re-designed, based on the latest scientific research.
The D-18-A-1937-VTS Aged therefore comes with an Adirondack Spruce top, genuine mahogany back, sides and neck, hide glue construction and authentic finish. In addition the „aged“ model also gets a visual aging treatment, so it will look and feel like an old friend or a prized family heirloom from day one.
Anybody who wants an old D-18 but doesn't want to wait for it to age naturally (and can't afford an actual vintage instrument), will be very happy with the D-18-A-1937-VTS Aged.

Top Color
Vintage Toner
Binding
Brown Tortoise Pattern
Top Inlay Material
Multi-Stripe
Top Detail
Aged
Pickguard
Tortoise Pattern - Aged
Pickguard Inlay
None
Rosette
Multi-Stripe
Bridge Style
Authentic Belly - Glue in Long Saddle - Aged
Bridge String Spacing
2 1/4''
Bridge Material
Ebony
Bridge Pin Material
Black Plastic - Aged
Bridge Pin Dots
None
Saddle
Bone
Saddle Radius
16''
Brace Material
Adirondack Spruce with VTS
Brace Size
5/16"
Back Purfling/Strip
Madagascar Rosewood
Heelcap Endpiece
Ebony
Endpiece Inlay
None
Back & Sides Color
Dark Mahogany
Back Detail
Aged
Back Inlay Material
None
Side Detail
Aged
Side Inlay Material
None
Neck Material
Genuine Mahogany
Finish Neck
Vintage Gloss - Aged
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
Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material
Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material
None
Headstock Shape
Solid with 1937 Taper
Headplate Material
Madagascar Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style
Authentic Style Script Overlay
Headplate Binding Material
None
Tuning Machines
Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back
Knob
Butterbean
Nut Material
Bone
Case
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 MaterialGenuine Mahogany
  • Side MaterialGenuine Mahogany
  • Recommended StringsAuthentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Medium - 92/8 Phosphor Bronze MA550T
  • Finish TopVintage Gloss - Aged
  • Back & Side FinishVintage Gloss - Aged
  • Scale length25.4"
  • Fingerboard Width At Nut:1 3/4''
  • Neck ShapeAuthentic 1937
  • Neck TaperStandard Taper
  • ElectronicsNo
  • Electronics OptionsNone