The Martin D-18 Satin is a dreadnought acoustic guitar in the Standard Series. It features a solid spruce top with satin finish and solid mahogany back and sides. The body uses forward-shifted X-bracing with GE-scalloped braces and a dovetail neck joint construction.
The neck is made from select hardwood and features a GE Modified Low Oval profile with a high-performance taper. It has a 25.4″ scale length and 20 frets, joining the body at the 14th fret. The ebony fingerboard includes abalone inlays and measures 1 3/4″ at the nut and 2 1/8″ at the 12th fret.
The bridge and fingerboard are ebony, and the guitar uses a compensated bone saddle and bone nut. Hardware includes nickel open-gear tuning machines with butterbean knobs.
The guitar does not include electronics and comes with a hardshell case. It is factory pleked and ships with phosphor bronze medium strings.
Body Construction
- Body Size: D-14 Fret
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Back Material: Mahogany
- Side Material: Mahogany
- Back & Side Finish: Satin
- Back & Side Color: Dark Mahogany
- Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace
- Brace Shape: GE-Scalloped
- Brace Material: Spruce
- Brace Size: 5/16″
- Heelcap: Black
- Endpiece: Black
Neck
- Neck Material: Select Hardwood
- Neck Shape: GE Modified Low Oval
- Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
- Finish: Satin
- Scale Length: 25.4″
- Number of Frets: 20
- Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard
- Material: Ebony
- Width at Nut: 1 3/4″
- Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8″
- Inlay Style: Old Style 18
- Inlay Material: Abalone
- Binding: None
- Side Dots: White
Headstock
- Shape: Solid with Square Taper
- Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Logo: Script Old Style Overlay
- Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
- Knob: Butterbean
- Nut Material: Bone
Misc
- Electronics: None
- Strings: Phosphor Bronze (Medium)
- Case: Hardshell
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