2003 Martin D18 Dreadnought Pro Setup Hardshell Case
Today Lawman Guitars is Presenting....
A beautiful Martin D18 Guitar with the original Martin Hardshell Case and case candy to include original owner card… This guitar is in Excellent shape! The frets are hardly touched and check out the bear claw on the Spruce Top. Heavy markings to make this one beautiful guitar. I couldn’t believe it was a 2003. Already 14 years old and looks incredible.
The guitar was Pro setup with new strings and it just sings…Very very loud. I played it for about a half hour and was struck by the clarity of this guitar. I love D18’s but this one is very special. Some lucky buyer is going to be really happy when they get this guitar. Its incredible…
Here is some information on these beautiful guitars I found on the web.
The Martin D-18 is a masterpiece of steel-string acoustic guitar design, a modern classic descended from the earliest dreadnought models which Martin first developed almost a century ago. Martin's guitar-making history dates back even further, to 1833, when young German immigrant C.F. Martin founded the company in New York City. Five years later, he moved operations to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, where the family-owned business is still located today, run by the founder's great-great-great-grandson, C.F. Chris Martin IV. The earliest Martin guitars were mostly smaller-bodied, parlor-style gut-string instruments common to the period, intended to be played solo or in small ensembles. By the late 1800s, with the advent of recorded music and the increasing popularity of larger bands, several manufacturers began offering steel-string acoustic guitars, which provided more volume and projection than gut-string instruments, but required more substantial internal bracing. In 1916, the Oliver Ditson music publishing company partnered with Martin to develop a large-bodied steel-string guitar, which, because it was deemed to be as loud as a cannon, they called the Dreadnought, named for the WW-I-era class of battleships, at the time considered to be the most formidable weapons on earth. These early dreadnoughts featured an elongated body with a spruce top and mahogany back and sides that met the neck at the 12th fret, and sported a slotted headstock. The Ditson-branded dreadnoughts were not big sellers, however, and after that company went out of business, Martin began selling their own D-series dreadnoughts. The first few years of production maintained the initial 12-fret-clear-of-the-body design, but by 1934, the familiar 14-fret-clear dreadnought design was released, and it is now the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar design in the world, providing excellent tonal balance, projection and playability.
Today, the Martin D-18 is a mainstay of the company's product line, along with dreadnought siblings like the D-28, D-35 and top-of-the-line D-45. While the D-18 sports less ornamentation than the others, (the higher the model number, the more ornate the inlays, binding and other appointments), it is by no means a lesser guitar. It features a back and sides of mahogany, as opposed to the rosewood found on most versions of the other models, which imparts its own, unique tonal characteristics, resulting in a somewhat brighter sound, well-suited for fingerpicking and playing leads. Martin offers several variations, including the standard D-18 with a solid Sitka spruce top; the Retro D-18, based on the iconic pre-war models and loaded with Fishman electronics for amplified picking; the D-18 1937, which features period-correct materials and construction methods, right down to the hide glue; and the D-18GE Golden Era 1934, based on another pre-war classic and featuring a slightly stiffer Adirondack solid spruce top. Whatever your playing style, it can only be enhanced when you play the best guitars available. Martin originated the dreadnought design and perfected it, and the D-18 is a prime example of their years of fine craftsmanship and commitment to quality.
Model Specifications
Model:
D-18
Construction:
Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size:
D-14 Fret
Top Material:
Sitka Spruce
Top Detail:
N/A
Rosette:
Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern:
Forward Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape:
Scalloped
Brace Material:
Sitka Spruce
Brace Size:
5/16"
Back Material:
Genuine Mahogany
Back Detail:
N/A
Back Purfling/Strip:
Style 18
Side Material:
Genuine Mahogany
Side Detail:
N/A
Endpiece:
Faux Tortoise
Endpiece Inlay:
N/A
Binding:
Faux Tortoise
Top Inlay Material:
Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material:
N/A
Back Inlay Material:
N/A
Neck Material:
Select Hardwood
Neck Shape:
Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper:
High Performance Taper
Plek:
Yes
Nut Material:
Bone
Headstock Shape:
Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material:
East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Detail:
Headplate Logo Style:
Script Old Style Overlay
Headplate Binding Material:
N/A
Heelcap:
Faux Tortoise
Fingerboard Material:
Ebony
Scale Length:
25.4"
Neck Joins Body At:
14th Fret
Number of Frets Total:
20
Fingerboard Width at Nut:
1 3/4''
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:
2 1/8''
Fingerboard Inlay Material:
Abalone
Fingerboard Inlay Style:
Old Style 18
Fingerboard Binding Material:
N/A
Side Dots:
White
Back and Side Finish:
Gloss
Back and Sides Color:
Dark Mahogany
Finish Top:
Gloss
Top Color:
Aging Toner
Finish Neck:
Satin
Neck Color:
Dark Mahogany
Bridge Material:
Ebony
Bridge Style:
1930 Style Belly - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing:
2 3/16''
Saddle:
Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius:
16"
Tuning Machines:
Nickel Open Gear
Knob:
Butterbean
Bridge Pin Material:
Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots:
N/A
Pickguard:
Faux Tortoise
Pickguard Inlay:
N/A
Case:
Hardshell
Be sure to check out the awesome Case Candy the original owner left with this guitar. Even includes the original owner warranty card!
This guitar is beautiful but used so its sold as is no returns..However, I have been hand picking my customers guitars for over 17 years now and they have all loved the instruments I find them.. This gorgeous Marting Guitar will certainly not be an exception.
Thanks for checking out our cool guitars.
Mike at Lawman Guitars
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