Detail 01
Scalloped, forward-shifted X bracing
Uses the specified scalloped, forward-shifted X-brace pattern.
Product detailSKU #1500000378471
Martin Custom ShopD-18 Authentic 1937 VTS Acoustic Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Martin’s D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS is a right-handed, six-string acoustic built as a recreation of a 1937 D-18. Hide glue construction, historically accurate details, and an authentic-era bracing approach shape the design, while the updated body profile draws from early Golden Era dreadnought forms. It combines an Adirondack spruce top treated with VTS with genuine mahogany back and sides. Ebony appears at the fingerboard and bridge, and the guitar arrives with a hardshell case.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a right-handed acoustic modeled closely on a 1937 D-18 design.
- Acoustic setups that call for a supplied hardshell case during transport.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players, as the instrument is specified for right-handed orientation.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Adirondack spruce top with VTS
VTS is applied to the top and braces as part of the 1930s-era design approach.
Detail 03
1.75-inch nut width
A neck measurement to compare with your preferred playing dimensions.
Detail 04
25.4-inch scale length
A scale measurement to compare with other acoustic guitars you play.
Detail 05
Waverly nickel open-back tuners
The guitar is fitted with Waverly nickel open-back tuning machines.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The guitar is right-handed.
- 02A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the D-18 Authentic 1937 VTS right-handed?
Yes. It is specified for right-handed players.
02What woods are used?
It has an Adirondack spruce top with VTS, genuine mahogany back and sides, and an ebony fingerboard and bridge.
03Does it include a case?
Yes. A hardshell case is included.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle & nut
- Bone
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of strings
- 6 string
- Number of frets
- 20
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Scale Length
- 25.4"
10 detailsBody & build
- Back & sides
- Genuine mahogany
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Adirondack spruce with VTS
- Body Type
- D-14 Fret
- Neck finish
- Vintage gloss
- Neck Wood
- Genuine mahogany
- Neck wood
- Genuine mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Neck wood: Genuine mahogany Scale length: 25.4" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Vintage gloss Bridge: Ebony Saddle & nut: Bone Other Tuning machines: Waverly nickel open-back tuners Orientation: Right-handed Number of strings: 6 string Case: Hardshell case
- Top wood
- Adirondack spruce with VTS
- Body finish
- Vintage gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.4"
- Nut width
- 1.75"
12 detailsOther
- Neck shape
- Authentic 1937
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Bracing pattern
- Scalloped, forward-shifted X brace
- Tier
- platinum
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Waverly nickel open-back tuners
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Body type
- D-14 Fret
- Source Id
- site51500000378471
- Bridge
- Ebony
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