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D28

The Martin D28 Dreadnought guitar is widely accepted as the standard acoustic guitar design. Solid throughout with a Spruce & rosewood back and sides. The D28 represents for many guitarists the pinnacle of guitars.

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SRP: £ 1,749.00

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Among the great variety of instruments the Martin Company makes, it’s safe to say that none has enjoyed more popularity than their line of Dreadnought or D-size guitars. Currently regarded as the standard acoustic guitar, the Dreadnought once as viewed in less favorable light primarily because it was so large in comparison to other guitars of the day. The deep bass response of a D-28 was a very unusual feature to musicians used to the clear treble and overall balance of smaller “standard size” instruments. However, when the Dreadnought made its way into the hands of country music performers, it found an appreciative audience – it was just the item for backing up vocals, fiddles, and banjos in lieu of a bass instrument. Today the Dreadnought is ubiquitous, found in every style of acoustic music, and accounts for approximately 80 percent of Martin’s yearly production.

The very first Dreadnought guitars (named for a class of World War I– era British battleships, “Dreadnought”)
were manufactured by Martin for the Oliver Ditson Company, a publishing firm based in Boston.  

Martin D28 specification

MODEL

D-28

HEELCAP:

White Boltaron

CONSTRUCTION:

Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL:

Solid Black Ebony

BODY SIZE:

D-14 Fret

 SCALE LENGTH:

25.4''

TOP:

Solid Sitka Spruce

# OF FRETS CLEAR:

 14

ROSETTE:

Style 28

 # OF FRETS TOTAL:

 20

TOP BRACING PATTERN:

Standard ''X''

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET:

2-1/8''

TOP BRACES:

Solid Sitka Spruce 5/16''

FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT:

1-11/16''

BACK MATERIAL:

Solid East Indian Rosewood

FINGERBOARD POSITION INLAYS:

Style 28

BACK PURFLING:

Style 28

FINGERBOARD BINDING:

 None

SIDE MATERIAL:

Solid East Indian Rosewood

FINISH BACK & SIDES:

Polished Gloss

ENDPIECE:

White Boltaron

 FINISH TOP:

Polished Gloss 

ENDPIECE INLAY:

Black/White Boltaron

FINISH NECK:

 Satin

BINDING:

White Boltaron

BRIDGE MATERIAL:

 Solid Black Ebony

TOP INLAY STYLE:

MultipBlack/White Boltaron

BRIDGE STYLE:

Belly

SIDE INLAY:

none

BRIDGE STRING SPACING:

  2-1/8''

BACK INLAY:

Black/White Boltaron

 SADDLE:

  16'' Radius/Compensated/Bone

NECK MATERIAL:

Select Hardwood

 TUNING MACHINES:

Gotoh Chrome w/ Large Buttons

NECK SHAPE:

Low Profile

RECOMMENDED STRINGS:

  Eagle Newtone 12 - 54

NUT MATERIAL:

Bone

BRIDGE & END PINS:

 White w/ Black Dots

HEADSTOCK:

Solid/Diamond/Square Taper

 PICKGUARD:

Black

HEADPLATE:

Solid East Indian Rosewood /Raised Gold Foil

 CASE:

 640 Molded

 

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