1968 Martin D-28 VIntage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Brazilian Rosewood w/ Case
Up for sale, a 1968 Martin D-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Benefitting from the servicing due a Martin of this vintage, this D-28 features a professional neck reset, new pickguard, carved bone nut and compensated saddle, and bridge plate reinforcement. A Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed.
Produced early in ‘68, this Martin features the classic tonewood combination of an X-braced Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, original small maple bridge plate, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. Bold and detailed, this D-28 lives up to its hallowed tonewoods, with all the piano-like clarity and string-to-string balance synonymous with Nazareth, PA’s finest output. This D-28 has more boom and kick in the bass register than many produced in the decade prior, offering a muscular sound with tons of projection. The plain strings are round-sounding with a punchy quality and a high treble sparkle, while the midrange is rich and textured. The Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed for when this D-28's ample acoustic properties warrant further amplification. Weighing 4lbs 12oz, this D-28 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Soft V, measuring .855” 1st fret, .970” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay, light finger wear behind frets 1-6
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend” (B string tuner replaced, original included)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Sitka spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: X (straight/non-scalloped)
-Bridge: Ebony belly (slot filled/recut), small maple plate (ebony reinforced), compensated bone saddle (modern)
-Pickguard: Tortoise (replacement)
-Electronics: Fishman active undersaddle pickup (powered by 9V)
-Marquetry: Multi-ply purfling, Style 28 rosette
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates to 1968
This vintage Martin presents very well, with dynamic, bookmatched grain in the Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides. This D-28 has four cleanly repaired, cleated splits along the bass-side rim, and the body retains the original gloss nitro lacquer finish, exhibiting checking that’s largely restrained to the top of the instrument. Cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing and pick wear across the soundhole, with various minor dings and finish scratches consistent with decades of careful use. There is a small repair in the mahogany on the treble side of the neck carve where a shallow piece of new mahogany has been inlaid as pictured in the included close-up image, and the neck profile has been oversprayed.
A circa 1970s black molded Martin hardshell case is included.
Produced early in ‘68, this Martin features the classic tonewood combination of an X-braced Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, original small maple bridge plate, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. Bold and detailed, this D-28 lives up to its hallowed tonewoods, with all the piano-like clarity and string-to-string balance synonymous with Nazareth, PA’s finest output. This D-28 has more boom and kick in the bass register than many produced in the decade prior, offering a muscular sound with tons of projection. The plain strings are round-sounding with a punchy quality and a high treble sparkle, while the midrange is rich and textured. The Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed for when this D-28's ample acoustic properties warrant further amplification. Weighing 4lbs 12oz, this D-28 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Soft V, measuring .855” 1st fret, .970” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay, light finger wear behind frets 1-6
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend” (B string tuner replaced, original included)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Sitka spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: X (straight/non-scalloped)
-Bridge: Ebony belly (slot filled/recut), small maple plate (ebony reinforced), compensated bone saddle (modern)
-Pickguard: Tortoise (replacement)
-Electronics: Fishman active undersaddle pickup (powered by 9V)
-Marquetry: Multi-ply purfling, Style 28 rosette
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates to 1968
This vintage Martin presents very well, with dynamic, bookmatched grain in the Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides. This D-28 has four cleanly repaired, cleated splits along the bass-side rim, and the body retains the original gloss nitro lacquer finish, exhibiting checking that’s largely restrained to the top of the instrument. Cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing and pick wear across the soundhole, with various minor dings and finish scratches consistent with decades of careful use. There is a small repair in the mahogany on the treble side of the neck carve where a shallow piece of new mahogany has been inlaid as pictured in the included close-up image, and the neck profile has been oversprayed.
A circa 1970s black molded Martin hardshell case is included.
$8,999.99
1968 Martin D-28 VIntage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Brazilian Rosewood w/ Case—
$8,999.99
Description
Up for sale, a 1968 Martin D-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Benefitting from the servicing due a Martin of this vintage, this D-28 features a professional neck reset, new pickguard, carved bone nut and compensated saddle, and bridge plate reinforcement. A Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed.
Produced early in ‘68, this Martin features the classic tonewood combination of an X-braced Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, original small maple bridge plate, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. Bold and detailed, this D-28 lives up to its hallowed tonewoods, with all the piano-like clarity and string-to-string balance synonymous with Nazareth, PA’s finest output. This D-28 has more boom and kick in the bass register than many produced in the decade prior, offering a muscular sound with tons of projection. The plain strings are round-sounding with a punchy quality and a high treble sparkle, while the midrange is rich and textured. The Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed for when this D-28's ample acoustic properties warrant further amplification. Weighing 4lbs 12oz, this D-28 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Soft V, measuring .855” 1st fret, .970” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay, light finger wear behind frets 1-6
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend” (B string tuner replaced, original included)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Sitka spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: X (straight/non-scalloped)
-Bridge: Ebony belly (slot filled/recut), small maple plate (ebony reinforced), compensated bone saddle (modern)
-Pickguard: Tortoise (replacement)
-Electronics: Fishman active undersaddle pickup (powered by 9V)
-Marquetry: Multi-ply purfling, Style 28 rosette
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates to 1968
This vintage Martin presents very well, with dynamic, bookmatched grain in the Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides. This D-28 has four cleanly repaired, cleated splits along the bass-side rim, and the body retains the original gloss nitro lacquer finish, exhibiting checking that’s largely restrained to the top of the instrument. Cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing and pick wear across the soundhole, with various minor dings and finish scratches consistent with decades of careful use. There is a small repair in the mahogany on the treble side of the neck carve where a shallow piece of new mahogany has been inlaid as pictured in the included close-up image, and the neck profile has been oversprayed.
A circa 1970s black molded Martin hardshell case is included.
Produced early in ‘68, this Martin features the classic tonewood combination of an X-braced Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, original small maple bridge plate, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. Bold and detailed, this D-28 lives up to its hallowed tonewoods, with all the piano-like clarity and string-to-string balance synonymous with Nazareth, PA’s finest output. This D-28 has more boom and kick in the bass register than many produced in the decade prior, offering a muscular sound with tons of projection. The plain strings are round-sounding with a punchy quality and a high treble sparkle, while the midrange is rich and textured. The Fishman active undersaddle pickup has also been installed for when this D-28's ample acoustic properties warrant further amplification. Weighing 4lbs 12oz, this D-28 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Soft V, measuring .855” 1st fret, .970” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay, light finger wear behind frets 1-6
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend” (B string tuner replaced, original included)
Body Specs:
-Wood: Sitka spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: X (straight/non-scalloped)
-Bridge: Ebony belly (slot filled/recut), small maple plate (ebony reinforced), compensated bone saddle (modern)
-Pickguard: Tortoise (replacement)
-Electronics: Fishman active undersaddle pickup (powered by 9V)
-Marquetry: Multi-ply purfling, Style 28 rosette
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates to 1968
This vintage Martin presents very well, with dynamic, bookmatched grain in the Brazilian rosewood on the back and sides. This D-28 has four cleanly repaired, cleated splits along the bass-side rim, and the body retains the original gloss nitro lacquer finish, exhibiting checking that’s largely restrained to the top of the instrument. Cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle scuffing and pick wear across the soundhole, with various minor dings and finish scratches consistent with decades of careful use. There is a small repair in the mahogany on the treble side of the neck carve where a shallow piece of new mahogany has been inlaid as pictured in the included close-up image, and the neck profile has been oversprayed.
A circa 1970s black molded Martin hardshell case is included.
