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Dread Not!


Can you imagine a world without dreadnought acoustic guitars? It seems like an impossible exercise given the way the Martin dreadnought has become interwoven with the musicological fabric of America. But until Christian Fredericks Martin built the first large-bodied acoustic with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides in 1916, there was no such thing as a dreadnought! Named for the largest, most fearsome battleship in the world at the time (the H.M.S. Dreadnought), the original examples were commissioned by a publishing house in Boston called the Oliver Ditson Company, and they were marketed as Ditsons with non-Martin serial numbers in New York and Boston only.

Once C.F. Martin realized that this whole dreadnought thing was going to take off, he started stamping his own name Read More...

Specifications:

Brand Martin Guitars
ModelCustom Shop D-18
TypeD-14 Fret
Top WoodAdirondack Spruce
Top FinishGloss, Aging Toner
BracingAdirondack Spruce Scalloped, 5/16" X Brace - Forward Shifted
Back & Sides WoodMahogany
Back & Sides FinishGloss
Binding Black
Neck JointDovetail
Neck ShapeModified Low Oval, High Performance Taper
Neck Dimensions.820 1st - .890 9th
Fretboard MaterialBlack Ebony
Scale Length25.4"
Width at Nut1 3/4"
Saddle Spacing2 5/32"
Nut MaterialBone
RosetteOld Style 18 Multi-Stripe Boltaron
TunersNickel Vintage-Style Grover
BridgeEbony Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
Saddle16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone
Case3-Ply Hardshell with Domed Top

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An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.

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