Here to remind you why you fell in love with Martin in the first place, the new Authentics are constructed the old way - with hide glue, throughout, and historically-accurate detailing confirmed by using a CAT scan machine located at the Smithsonian Institution. The D-45S Authentic 1936 is based on a large body D-45 located in the Martin museum, and features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, period-correct "45" Authentic style appointments, and includes gold tuners with hand-engraved butterbean knobs. Martin’s new Vintage Tone System (VTS) is employed for the top and braces. The new Martin Vintage Tone System (VTS) uses a unique recipe that is based on the historic torrefaction system. The VTS acts much like a time machine in which Martin can target certain time periods and age the top/braces to that era. This focused method allows Martin’s craftsmen and women to recreate not only the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar, but also reproduce the special tones previously reserved for vintage instruments.
Specs:
Body Size: D-14 Fret Large Body
Finish Top: Gloss
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction
Back And Side Finish: Gloss
Bracing Pattern: Authentic 1936 Forward-shifted X-brace
Scale Length: 25.4"
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Fingerboard Width At Nut: 1 3/4''
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce With Vts
Neck Shape: Authentic 1936
Back Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Neck Taper: Standard Taper
Side Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Electronics: No
Top Color: Clear
Bridge Style: Authentic Belly - Glue In Long Saddle
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/16''
Top Inlay Material: Abalone With Multi-stripe
Bridge Material: Ebony
Top Detail: None
Bridge Pin Material: Faux Ivory
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Pickguard Inlay: None
Saddle: Bone
Rosette: Abalone With Multi-stripe
Saddle Radius: 16"
Brace Material: Adirondack Spruce With Vts
Back And Sides Color: None
Brace Size: 5/16"
Back Detail: None
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 Golden Era
Back Inlay Material: Abalone With Multi-stripe
Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
Side Detail: None
Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
Side Inlay Material: Abalone With Multi-stripe
Endpiece Inlay: Abalone With Multi-stripe
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Finish Neck: Gloss
Fingerboard Width At 12th Fret: 2 1/4''
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1936 Authentic Style Snowflakes
Number Of Frets Total: 20
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Fingerboard Binding Material: Grained Ivoroid
Side Dots: Faux Tortoise
Headstock Shape: Solid With 1936 Taper And Diamond
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
Headplate Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Knob: Engraved Butterbean
Headplate Logo Style: 1936 Authentic Block Inlay
Nut Material: Bone
Headplate Binding Material: Ivoroid With Multi-stripe
Headplate Detail: None
Case: Ply Hardshell
Label: None
