This Martin D-28 from 1954 is a real gem. It's a musician's dream - it sounds like nothing you've ever heard before. It's probably one of the best preserved vintage Martin guitars we've ever seen!
Since its introduction in 1931, the C F Martin D-28 has been a successful, reliable model used by countless guitarists for performances and recordings.
The C F Martin D-28 shares a basic body design with other D or dreadnought bodies and is fitted with a spruce top combined with rosewood for the back, sides and headstock, mahogany for the neck and ebony for the fingerboard and bridge.
This is an early post-war guitar and its construction details point to this dating. Pre-war guitars had herringbone inlays around the top and in other places.
It is a pleasure to play a guitar like this. The sound is rich and full with the typical warmth of rosewood, while the fine spruce top provides brilliance and clarity even when played hard. It sounds like a dream, and we've had it played by some professional musicians who confirmed that it's an exceptional instrument.
This Martin D-28 from 1954 is easy to play and has a newly fitted neck. The neck is straight and the action is low. It is in beautiful and original condition. The guitar has the original finish, tuners ... everything. Only during the neck reset it got a new bridge. The pickguard has been replaced and there is a small repaired pickguard crack and a tiny hairline crack on the back which has been professionally treated.
It is supplied with the original case.
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