November 2, 2024

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Acoustic Guitars / NAMM / Review

Martin D-28 Authentic 1937

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New Old Pre-War Body Shape for the New D-28 Authentic 1937

The first Martin Authentic to receive a make-over

D-28 Authentic 1937 specs include: All-solid tonewoods with hot hide glue construction; Guatemalan rosewood back and sides; Vintage Tone System torrefied Adirondack spruce top with scalloped, forward-shifted VTS Adirondack spruce bracing, pre-war style tucked tone bars and tucked maple bridge plate; one-piece mahogany neck with 1937 V shaping unique to this model, T-bar neck reinforcement; 1-3/4″ width at the bone nut and 2-5/16″ string spacing at the long, glued-in bone saddle; ebony fingerboard and 1930s-style belly bridge; ebony bridge pins; faux tortoise body binding and pickguard; open-back Waverly tuning machines; Martin’s Authentic Series thin finish in Vintage Gloss sheen; grained ivoroid body binding


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Acoustic Guitars

Martin Renames New Models

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Custom Authentic D-28 1937 Now Called Custom Shop D-28 1937

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The new 000-28 1937 model likewise renamed

As reported here last month, C. F. Martin & Co. announced two new and very special guitars that are available only from dealers in Martin’s new Custom Shop Experts program. Essentially, these new models made by the specially-trained Custom Shop employees use specifications previously only available on Authentic Series models, but also have some features of less-expensive Martins to make them accessible to players with more-modest budgets, even if they are priced above the Standard Series and Modern Deluxe Series instruments.

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This notice is posted in an effort to avoid any confusion that might be caused by this change to the official model names.

Acoustic Guitars

Martin Custom Shop Models Officially Released

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Custom Shop D-28 1937 and 000-28 1937

Available only from dealers with the Custom Shop Expert designation

As originally reported on One Man’s Guitar, the new Custom Shop models have now been officially released, three months ahead of the Summer NAMM trade show. Lady’s and Gentlemen, start your credit cards!

Made with construction techniques similar to priceless pre-war Martins, but with just enough differences from the Authentic Series instruments to reduce the sticker price by more than $1,500, the Custom Shop D-28 1937 is an Indian rosewood version of the D-28 Authentic 1937.

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The Custom Shop 000-28 1937 has the same tonewoods and many of the same Authentic Series specifications. But since Martin had never offered the 14-fret 000-28 in the Authentic Series (or the Vintage, Golden Era, Marquis Series for that matter,) the neck shape and bracing are “inspired” by pre-war 000-28s rather than being an exact copy of an actual pre-war 000-28.

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The Custom Shop Expert program also goes live today, with a special designation that will permit select Martin dealers in 11 nations to have access to special models like these new Custom Authentics and other exclusive offerings. These dealers now have a unique badge they may display on their websites to signify their participation in the program.

Here are the official spec sheets for these news models.

D-28 Custom Shop 1937

000-28 Custom Shop 1937