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Up for sale, a 1971 Martin D-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. Freshly serviced, this Martin benefits from the maintenance due an instrument of this vintage, with a professional neck reset, new pickguard, carved bone nut and tall saddle, and a replacement ebony bridge (original included).
Tonewoods include East Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top, delivering a classic Martin dreadnought tonal profile. Offering richness and depth, this D-28 has ample projection, highly responsive to player inputs. Notes have excellent balance across strings and in all registers, and the top has a worked-in quality befitting the instrument’s age. The bass register is full and round without being overly boomy, while the trebles are punchy and bell-like, and the midrange is smooth. This D-28 weighs 4lbs 12oz, 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 .840” 1st fret, 1.015” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend”
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, East Indian rosewood
-Bracing: X
-Hardware: Ebony bridge and bone saddle (replacement), original rosewood bridge plate
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates production to 1971
This Martin exhibits a shallow repair wrapping the bass-side edge of the headstock volute, and there are two professionally repaired splits behind the bridge on top. The rosewood back and sides are crack-free, and the gloss nitro lacquer finish exhibits light buckle rash central to the back, pick wear across the soundhole on top, and some minor dings from careful use. The neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow nicks along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
A Martin molded hardshell case is included, along with the original bridge, saddle, and pickguard.
Tonewoods include East Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top, delivering a classic Martin dreadnought tonal profile. Offering richness and depth, this D-28 has ample projection, highly responsive to player inputs. Notes have excellent balance across strings and in all registers, and the top has a worked-in quality befitting the instrument’s age. The bass register is full and round without being overly boomy, while the trebles are punchy and bell-like, and the midrange is smooth. This D-28 weighs 4lbs 12oz, 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 .840” 1st fret, 1.015” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay
-Frets: Slender, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 25.4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatic “Pat. Pend”
Body Specs:
-Wood: Spruce, East Indian rosewood
-Bracing: X
-Hardware: Ebony bridge and bone saddle (replacement), original rosewood bridge plate
-Serialization: Stamp on heel block dates production to 1971
This Martin exhibits a shallow repair wrapping the bass-side edge of the headstock volute, and there are two professionally repaired splits behind the bridge on top. The rosewood back and sides are crack-free, and the gloss nitro lacquer finish exhibits light buckle rash central to the back, pick wear across the soundhole on top, and some minor dings from careful use. The neck profile is smooth and clean, with a few shallow nicks along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
A Martin molded hardshell case is included, along with the original bridge, saddle, and pickguard.
