MARTIN D 18 L Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar B Band Pickup Left Hand 1975 OHSC

Brand: Martin
;String Configuration: 6 String
;MPN: Does Not Apply
;Colour: Natural
;Size: Dreadnought
;Instrument Family: Guitar
;Dexterity: Left Hand
;UPC: Does not apply

MARTIN D 18 L Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar B Band Pickup Left Hand 1975 OHSC

MARTIN D 18 Left Hand B Band Pickup System 1975 Description

On offer is a Martin D 18 L, a left hander. from 1975, a mahogany back and sides dreadnought acoustic from C F Martin & Co., and bearing C.F. Martin IV's personal signature, one of his famed soundhole efforts. This is a superb sounding acoustic, just as you expect from Martin, supplied in its period-correct blue Martin hard shell case as pictured.

There has been some excellent professional work done on this Martin to bring it up to its fine playing condition; an expert neck reset by Jeff Mallia, a Brazilian rosewood bridge made and fitted by Teen Goh. There's also a vintage style tortoiseshell pickguard, replacing the stock standard Martin black pickguard...has anyone ever seen one of those that hasn't lifted up or completely detached?... Waverly vintage style tuners fitted also.

All adds up to one, brilliant Martin D 18 L, playing beautifully with all the tone, definition and warmth that you associate with a guitar from C.F. Martin....and it's a very rare lefty too.

"Finding the right guitar, the axe that completes the almost-spiritual connection that truly projects a player’s individual personality and sound, can be a challenge. But in the end, for me at least, no matter how excellently crafted a guitar is, there’s still nothing like a Martin. This isn’t to put down any of the other great guitars I’ve played and/or owned but with the D-18 you get more than just a great axe, you get the sound of a company that is still making history after 180 years.

Of the dozens of models that Martin makes, the D-18 has long been a favorite of players who want the Martin quality and who like the sound of the mahogany sides and back, compared to the rosewood sides and back of the D-28. After 180 years and several generations of Martin kin running the company, there is an indefinable element in the sound of a Martin, more than just master craftsmen following old formulas. It has that almost supernatural connection to Nazareth, Pennsylvania and whatever’s in the water there."

All shots are of the Martin D 18 L on offer which is also on display here at our retail store in Sydney's Inner West, you are very welcome to visit us. 

Downtown Music Sydney. Open 7 days a week from 10am. 

Dreadnought body
Solid Mahogany back and sides
Solid Spruce top
Unbound rosewood fretboard
Vintage-style tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard
Waverly tuners
B Band pickup system

"Martin Guitars have long been the standard by which other acoustic guitars are judged. Since 1833, Martin has been producing instruments using the traditions of old-world craftsmanship while creating the archetypal modern acoustic guitar. Using the finest tone woods, time-tested bracing, and precision assembly, Martin guitars have a rich, warm sound all their own."

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Professionally set up by the crew here at DMS
Note that this is NOT a new product
FREE shipping to metro areas in NSW, VIC, southern QLD (for shipping to other areas, including international, contact us for a quote)

MARTIN D 18 L Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar B Band Pickup Left Hand 1975 OHSC

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