Martin Custom Shop 000-18 1937 Acoustic Guitar, Stage 1 Aging Natural w/Case
Balancing the sonic qualities of Martin’s Authentic Series and the reliability of a workhorse acoustic, the Martin Custom 000-18 1937 is a quality and versatile instrument for those proud to fly the Martin flag. The sounds and designs of Martin’s original and highly valued 1937 models set the pace for this Custom Shop entry. Hearkening to the styles of Martin’s past while remaining reverent to sensibilities of players of today, this piece from Martin delivers on a legacy decades in the making.
This Martin Custom Shop model takes a 000-14 Fret shape, constructed from an Adirondack spruce top and genuine mahogany back and sides. For this model, Martin luthiers employed hide glue and cloth strip construction, resulting in an incredibly precise and careful process and totaling an exquisite acoustic product. A Vintage Gloss finish fully wraps the body with a Vintage Toner color and a Stage 1 Aging treatment. This combination of elements details the body with an overall aged and well-loved feel and look right out of the case. Matching Martin’s reverence to their legacy of guitars, this aesthetic presentation makes for an experienced and classic visual sum.
This 000-14 Fret is bound with Brown Tortoise pattern binding to accentuate the guitar’s curvature and highlight the aged gloss finish. The experience continues with a neck made of genuine mahogany. Shaped in an Authentic 1937 profile with a Standard taper, this mahogany selection offers a full and firm grip in hand. Dovetail neck joint construction connects the genuine mahogany neck to the body and contributes to a stellar playing experience. Smoothness is imparted through a Vintage Gloss finish across the neck’s back while an ebony fingerboard matches this mahogany neck and bears twenty frets.
Scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing lines the Adirondack spruce top to enhance overall stability and projection. Across its full body construction, this Custom Shop piece offers an exceptional tone. The braces within this Custom Shop are arranged in a forward-shifted “X” pattern to account for this Martin’s 24.9″ scale length. Playability on this Martin is enhanced by a number of fine appointments to bring the experience to a satisfying sum. Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back tuning machines line this model’s Solid Square Taper headstock for smooth stringing. These tuners are joined by a bone nut measuring 1.75″ wide to ground strings stably through to the headstock. An ebony 1930 Style Belly bridge lands at the opposite end of this guitar with a glue-in long saddle, also made of bone. To move safely from once place to the next, this Martin Custom travels with a ply hardshell case.
Straight from the experts at Martin’s Custom Shop, this 000-18 1937 embodies so much of what makes Martin a standby name in acoustic guitars. With quality in both sound and form, this Custom Shop is a Martin classic in the making.
- Adirondack spruce top with Vintage Gloss finish with Stage 1 Aging toner
- Genuine mahogany back and sides with Vintage Gloss finish
- Genuine mahogany neck in Authentic 1937 profile with Standard taper
- Ebony fingerboard with twenty frets and abalone fret inlays
- Brown Tortoise pattern body binding with multi-stripe top inlay
- 5/16″ measured scalloped Adirondack spruce forward-shifted X-bracing pattern
- Ebony 1930 Style Belly bridge with 16″ bone saddle radius
- Aged Waverly Nickel Open Back tuning machines
- Martin hardshell case included
