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Home / Shop / 1944 Martin D-18, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce

1944 Martin D-18, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce

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Status
Sold
Brand
Martin Guitars
Product Year
1944
Model
D-18
Serial #
89299
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
TMP3133
Condition
Finish checks on body and neck. Tuners, frets, saddle, replaced. "Tex" and "Duncan" carved into top. Hairline back crack below heelblock. Buckle rash, play wear.
Body Type(s)
Large, Dreadnought
Back & Sides
Mahogany
Top
Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Neck Profile
V - Hard
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
18 Style
Top Trim
18 Style
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
MOP Dots
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood
Headstock Bindings
None
Headstock Inlay
Martin Decal
Instrument Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Bindings
Black
Tuners
Waverly
Tuner Finish
Antique Nickel
Cutaway
None
Pickguard
Tortoise Style
Pickup
None, we can install one, ask about options
Body Length
2 in
Upper Bout
11.5 in
Lower Bout
15.875 in
Body Depth Heel
3.938 in
Body Depth Tail
4.875 in
Scale Length
25.4 in
Scale Length (mm)
645 mm
Nut Width
1.688 in
Nut Width (mm)
42.863 mm
String Spacing
2.188 in
String Spacing (mm)
55.563 mm
Neck Depth First Fret
0.8 in
Neck Depth Seventh Fret
0.93 in
Weight
3 lb. 12 oz.
Case
Hardshell - Calton Flight Case
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Tex! Is raring to go. This 1944 Martin D-18, affectionately dubbed “Tex” for its namesake carved on the top (plus “Duncan” below that), is so explosively energetic that you breathe on the strings and it goes to eleven. Quick, lively, with a crisp fundamental like the best Mahogany/Adi combo you ever heard. This is a road warrior that’s not road weary; wide awake. Extensive finish checks and play wear only add to the package. If you’re ready for a 1944 D-18 that packs a cold hard punch, sign on for a ride with this seasoned singer.

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Here's a true vintage Martin that has the sound we all covet. All of us here in the shop are simply in love with this guitar. You barely touch it and it fills the room with music. It is alive! It has wonderful patina and stories, including the name Tex Duncan carved in the top as was common back in the day. Just holding this guitar you can almost hear the stories it has to tell, but when you play it those stories comes to life.
It's like this one knows one speed, and that's with the gas all the way to the floor. I absolutely love it when a guitar immediately grabs me, and this well-seasoned veteran 44 D-18 did just that. I sincerely don't want to put it down.
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Scale Length 25.4 in
Nut Width 1.688 in
String Spacing 2.188 in
Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany

Tex. Is raring to go

Here's a true vintage Martin that has the sound we all covet. All of us here in the shop are simply in love with this guitar
It's like this one knows one speed, and that's with the gas all the way to the floor. I absolutely love it when a guitar immediately grabs me, and this well-seasoned veteran 44 D-18 did just that
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