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Home / Shop / 1999 Martin HD-28 Custom Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)

1999 Martin HD-28 Custom Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)

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Status
Sold
Brand
Martin Guitars
Product Year
1999
Model
HD-28 Custom
Serial #
688878
New/Preowned
Preowned
SKU
5209
Condition
Excellent. Faint play wear on pickguard, faint swirls on back. Small crack on back by heel has been cleated and stabilized by our own Mountain Song Repair. Slight separation at heel cap.
Body Type(s)
Large, Dreadnought
Back & Sides
Rosewood - Brazilian
Top
Spruce - Adirondack (Red)
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Bridge
Ebony
Rosette
Ivoroid
Top Trim
Herringbone
Fingerboard
Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings
None
Fret Markers
Abalone Diamonds
Frets to Body
14
Headplate
Rosewood
Headstock Inlay
Builder Logo
Body Bindings
Grained Ivoroid
Tuners
Martin
Tuner Finish
Chrome
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
15.625 in
Body Depth Heel
3.8125 in
Body Depth Tail
4.875 in
Scale Length
25.38 in
Scale Length (mm)
644.7 mm
Nut Width
1.69 in
Nut Width (mm)
42.9 mm
String Spacing
2.13 in
String Spacing (mm)
54.1 mm
Weight
0 lb. 0 oz.
Case
*TBD
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To all you Bluegrass pickers, we apologize: this custom HD-28 from Martin here makes lesser Dreadnoughts sound, well, less. Built to its previous owner’s own specs in 1999, this HD-28 has gorgeous chocolate-dark Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides an Adirondack Spruce top, and is bound up neatly in a herringbone-and-ivoroid binding package. This Dreadnought has been blessed with some fearsome low end growl, and can wind up to a fierce projective force with even a light attack.

By request, Martim finished the Mahogany one-piece neck with a satin finish that feels like velvet to your left hand, and won’t gum up when you really get into that solo at your next session. Practically as clean and unscratched as the day it was finished, this HD-28 is in splendid condition, with miles and miles left in both the saddle and the frets, and comes with a Martin TKL hardshell case to make sure it stays that way.

This Bluegrass cannon can launch some pretty serious cannonballs, I'll tell you that. In combining a narrow nut (1 11/16") with a slightly beefy neck, Martin Guitars gave this Dread a super comfy setup that feels great for my left hand.
I love the feel of this one with its satin-finished neck. The tone is what you'd expect from one of the better Martin dreadnoughts, with big bass response and a powerful punch. This one also has some of the best-looking rosewood I've seen on a newer Martin guitar.
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Scale Length 25.38 in
Nut Width 1.69 in
String Spacing 2.13 in
Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian

To all you Bluegrass pickers, we apologize: this custom HD-28 from Martin here makes lesser Dreadnoughts sound, well, less. Built to its previous owner's own specs in 1999, this HD-28 has gorgeous chocolate-dark Brazilian Rosewood for the back and sides an Adirondack Spruce top, and is bound up neatly in a herringbone-and-ivoroid binding package

This Bluegrass cannon can launch some pretty serious cannonballs, I'll tell you that. In combining a narrow nut (1 11/16") with a slightly beefy neck, Martin Guitars gave this Dread a super comfy setup that feels great for my left hand.
I love the feel of this one with its satin-finished neck. The tone is what you'd expect from one of the better Martin dreadnoughts, with big bass response and a powerful punch
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