Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar (1937)

Martin D-18 Acoustic Guitar (1937)

$30,000

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The year 1937 brought us the Hindenburg disaster, JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, and FDR's second term... also this prewar Martin D-18. The body has an Adirondack spruce top, with mahogany back and sides. And the 14-fret mahogany neck has an ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Features include a tortoise plastic pickguard and ebony binding, w-b-w-b top purfling, and a Brazilian rosewood peghead overlay. It has replacement nickel Grover open-gear tuners with butterbean buttons. Comes with a rough