The Custom Shop D-18 1937 gives players the sonic qualities of the Authentic Series paired with the everyday value of a trusty workhorse guitar. Regarded as the cornerstone of performance and sound, Martin’s highly prized 1937 models set the bar for generations of instruments that followed. This guitar features a clear vintage gloss Adirondack spruce top, genuine mahogany back and sides, scalloped bracing, hide glue and cloth strip construction, and an adjustable truss rod, capturing the look, feel, and sound of some of the finest guitars ever made.

The Custom Shop D-18 1937 is also available with light aging in either natural or ambertone finishes. Stage 1 aging lacks the heavy wear and tear of a well-worn instrument and instead features the light checking inspired by those rare guitars that were simply kept in a case and tucked away for decades. It bears the marks of time but not the heavy wear common on newly aged guitars.

Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Finish Top: Vintage Gloss - Aged
Top Color: Vintage Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Top Detail: None
Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: 1930 Style Belly | Glue-In Long Saddle | Aged
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/4"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: None
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Pickguard Inlay: None
Rosette: Old Style 18 Multi-Stripe
Saddle: Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Body Size: Authentic D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Genuine Mahogany
Side Material: Genuine Mahogany
Back & Side Finish: Vintage Gloss - Aged
Back & Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Detail: None
Side Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: East Indian Rosewood
Back Inlay Material: None
Side Inlay Material: None
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Heelcap: Ebony
Endpiece: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Endpiece Inlay: None
Neck Shape: Authentic 1937
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany with Aging Toner
Finish Neck: Vintage Gloss - Aged
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets: 20
Neck Joins Body: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width (12th Fret): 2 1/4"
Fingerboard Width (Nut): 1 3/4"
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Old Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: None
Side Dots: Antique White
Headstock Shape: Solid | 1937 Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo: Script Golden Era Overlay
Headplate Binding Material: None
Tuners: Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back | Butterbean Knobs
Nut: Bone
Case: Hardshell
Label: None
Electronics: No
Left-Handed Availability: Yes