Custom Shop D-18 1937

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or Ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging lacks the heavy wear and tear of a well-worn instrument and instead features the light checking inspired by those rare guitars that were simply kept in a case and tucked away for decades. It bears the marks of time but not the heavy wear common on newly aged guitars.

Available only at Custom Shop Expert Dealers

• Serial Number

  2839349

• Brand Name

  Martin Guitars

• Model

  Custom Shop D-18 1937

• Top Finish

  Vintage Gloss, Natural

• Top Wood

  Solid Adirondack Spruce

• Back and Sides Finish

  Vintage Gloss, Dark Mahogany

• Bracing

  5/16" Adirondack Spruce, Scalloped, Forward-Shifted X-Brace

• Binding

  Tortoiseshell

• Back & Sides Wood

  Solid Mahogany

• Neck Dimensions

  .860 1st - 1.100 9th

• Neck Wood

  Genuine Mahogany

• Neck Joint

  Dovetail

• Neck Shape

  Authentic 1937 with Standard Taper

• Neck Finish

  Vintage Gloss, Dark Mahogany

• Fingerboard Wood

  Ebony

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Abalone Old Style 18

• Frets

  20

• Scale Length

  25.4"

• Headstock

  East Indian Rosewood, Solid with 1937 Taper with Script Golden Era Overlay

• Nut Material

  Bone

• Width at Nut

  1 3/4"

• Purfling

  Multi-Stripe

• Saddle String Spacing

  2 1/4"

• Saddle

  16" Radius, Bone

• Rosette

  Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe

• Tuners

  Waverly Nickel Open Back with Butterbean Knobs

• bridge

  Ebony, 1930-Style Belly - Glue-in Long Saddle

• Pickguard

  Tortoise Pattern

• Case

  Black Hardshell