1999 Martin D-28 Natural, Excellent, Original Hard, $1,800.00

Offered for sale; 1999 Martin D-28 serial number 676903. This D-28 is in excellent condition, neck and frets are fine, cosmetically very clean as can be seen in the photos. This instrument shows very little playing time.

The tone of the Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar is what separates it from all other guitars. Featuring a solid East Indian rosewood back and sides and a solid sitka spruce top, dreadnought body, white body binding, natural finish top, black pickguard, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard (1-11/16" wide at nut, standard 25.4" scale length), low profile neck shape, ebony bridge, and chrome enclosed gears, with a polished gloss finish.

Since its debut in 1931, the D-28 has remained the standard by which all large-bodied, steel-string guitars are measured. Martin named the big square-shoulder instruments after the uncommonly large dreadnought battleships of the early 20th century. Like those nautical behemoths, Martin’s dreadnoughts were much larger than earlier guitars, and they projected a louder, more bass-heavy sound. The D-28 was quite popular among country string bands. It seems that when string-band guitarists played the giants alongside banjos and fiddles, the projection was a big plus. The bands could use a Martin dreadnought, and its loud, bass-heavy sound would be heard over the other instruments.

The D-28 is still the standard by which all other guitars are judged. This is a beautiful guitar both cosmetically and sonically, at a very attractive price. If you’ve been considering a D-28, consider this one!

Original hard shell case included.

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