Satin Elegance – The Martin D-18 Satin Mahogany/Spruce Acoustic Guitar
Understated looks, timeless tone. The warm tone of mahogany and spruce couple with resonant scalloped bracing under the hood for a sound that’s honest, authoritative, and clear. Vintage details include open-geared tuners and classic 18-style appointments pair with a modern, low profile neck for an old-soul sound. Available in full gloss, full satin with an aging toner top, or full satin with an amberburst top.
SPECIFICATIONS
Overview
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Finish Top: Satin
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back and Side Finish: Satin
- Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
- Scale Length: 25.4″
- Brace Shape: Scalloped
- Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4”
- Top Material: Spruce
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
- Electronics: None
- Electronics Options: None
Top
- Top Color: Aging Toner
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
- Binding: Black
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32″
- Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Top Detail: None
- Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
- Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
- Bridge Pin Dots: None
- Pickguard Inlay: None
- Saddle: Compensated Bone
- Rosette: Multi-Stripe
- Saddle Radius: 16″
Body
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
- Brace Size: 5/16″
- Back Detail: None
- Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18
- Back Inlay Material: None
- Heelcap: Black
- Side Detail: None
- Endpiece: Black
- Side Inlay Material: None
- Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Finish Neck: Satin
- Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8”
- Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
- Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
- Number of Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
- Fingerboard Binding Material: None
- Side Dots: White
Headstock
- Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Knob: Butterbean
- Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
- Nut Material: Bone
- Headplate Binding Material: None
Miscellaneous
- Case: Hardshell
Manufacturer: C. F. Martin & Co.
Model: D-18 SATIN
SKU: I737489-GA9992511-0-WHXC
UPC: 729789652995
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