Description
Description
“One hundred and ninety years ago, on November 6th, my great, great, great grandfather and grandmother and their two children arrived in New York City from Germany. They came to America seeking opportunity and freedom. They initially settled at 196 Hudson Street and opened the first Martin Guitar workshop in the New World. I was looking for a way for us to celebrate this milestone. In 1976 (the anniversary of the founding of our nation) we introduced the D-19. It was designed as an upmarket D-18. We stained the top to utilize spruce that was cosmetically challenged. An early nod to sustainability. I thought it would be appropriate to dust off that model designation and make 190 contemporary D-19s to honor our 190th anniversary. This model also embraces sustainability by utilizing cosmetically challenged Adirondack spruce tops that we have had in inventory for a while. We sent them through our Mimaki printer to achieve a figured mahogany look for the top. Hope you like it.” - C.F. Martin IV
Serial Number#: M2788528
Weight: 3.915
Body Shape: D-14 Fret Dreadnought
Body Material: Genuine Mahogany
Top Material: Adirondack Spruce
Body Color: Natural
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Binding: Brown Tortoise Pattern
Rosette: Multi-Stripe
Purfling: Style 18
Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace
Bracing Material: 5/16" Scalloped Adirondack Spruce
Acoustic Cutaway: No Cutaway
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval w/High Performance Taper
Neck Joint: Dovetail Neck Joint
Scale Length: 25.4
Fingerboard Material: Guatemalan Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Abalone Old Style 18
Fingerboard Radius: 16"
Side Marker Inlay: White Dots
Number of Frets: 20
Frets to Body: 14
Nut Width: 1.75"
Nut Material: Bone
Headstock Veneer: Guatemalan Rosewood
Headstock Inlay/Decal: Script Old Style Overlay
Factory Tuning: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge: Guatemalan Rosewood Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle
String Tree: Black Plastic w/White Dots
Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
Pickguard: Tortoise Pattern
Case: Hardshell Case