Detail 01
Vintage Tone System wood treatment
The wood is aged to recreate a vintage Martin sound.
Product detailSKU #1500000392823
Martin Custom ShopD-28 Authentic 1937 VTS Aged Acoustic Guitar - Natural
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The Korena take
Martin’s D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS Aged is a right-handed, six-string acoustic built around the company’s Authentic 1937 body profile. It combines a spruce top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and bridge, hide-glue construction, and hand-scalloped X bracing. VTS-treated wood is used to recreate a vintage Martin sound, while the aged treatment gives the guitar an already-played-in visual character. A hardshell case is part of the package.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Acoustic players seeking the Authentic 1937 body profile and a vintage Martin-inspired sound.
- Transporting the guitar with the included hardshell case.
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
Hide-glue construction and hand-scalloped X bracing
These are part of the Authentic Series construction described for this model.
Detail 03
Spruce top; rosewood back and sides
The guitar uses this listed top and body-wood combination.
Detail 04
Hardshell case
A hardshell case is included.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that the right-handed, six-string configuration suits your playing needs.
- 02The guitar has a 1.75-inch nut width and 25.4-inch scale length.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does it include a case?
Yes. It comes with a hardshell case.
02What does VTS do on this guitar?
Martin uses the Vintage Tone System to age the wood and recreate a vintage Martin sound.
03What woods are used?
It has a spruce top, rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck, plus an ebony fingerboard and bridge.
04How many frets does it have?
20 frets.
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
- Rosewood
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Spruce
- Body Type
- D-14 Fret
- Neck finish
- Gloss
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Neck wood: Mahogany Scale length: 25.4" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Gloss Bridge: Ebony Saddle & nut: Bone Other Tuning machines: Open-gear Orientation: Right-handed Number of strings: 6 String Case: Hardshell case
- Top wood
- Spruce
- Body finish
- Gloss
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.4"
- Nut width
- 1.75"
12 detailsOther
- Neck shape
- Authentic 1937
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Bracing pattern
- X
- Tier
- platinum
- Category Source
- detail
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Open-gear
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Body type
- D-14 Fret
- Source Id
- site51500000392823
- Bridge
- Ebony
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