Martin D-28 Marquis

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Street Price: $4,099.00 / MSRP: $5,299.00

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  • One of the best acoustic guitars ever. EVER!

  • By OreoB on Mar 11, 2010 | 9 out of 9 found it helpful
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  • Pros: The 1 3/4 nut width and the modified V neck is simply one of the best necks ever. The string spacing is perfect for fingerstyle and strumming. The rich tone, harmonic response and volume ranger are virtually un matched. It rings like a bell!
  • Cons: Not a big fan of the aging toner they put on here. I'm a sort of purist in that area. Some may say a con is too much bottom end tone, but that's what I love. Hmmm... i personally have no real cons about this guitar. Honestly. But that maybe just me.
  • Experience: I own it
  • I recommend to everyone I know, to try this guitar, even if it's out of their price range. It's w...

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Specifications: Martin D-28 MarquisEDIT

Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce
Rosette: Style 28
Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style), Forward Shifted
Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16''
Back Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Back Purfling: HD Zig-Zag
Side Material: Solid East Indian Rosewood
Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid
Endpiece Inlay: Black/White Fiber
Binding: Grained Ivoroid
Top Inlay Style: Fine Herringbone
Side Inlay: none
Back Inlay: Black/Maple Fiber
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Shape: Modified V
Nut Material: Fossilized Ivory
Headstock: Solid/Long Diamond/Square Taper
Headplace: Solid East Indian Rosewood /Golden Era Style
Heelcap: Grained Ivoroid
Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony
Scale Length: 25.4''
# of Frets Clear: 14.0
# of Frets Total: 20.0
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4''
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4''
Fingerboard Position Inlays: Diamonds & Squares- Long Pattern Golden Era
Fingerboard Binding: none
Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss
Finish Top: Polished Gloss w/ Aging Toner
Finish Neck: Satin
Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony
Bridge Style: 1930s Style Belly w/ Long Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/16''
Saddle: 16'' Radius/Fossilized Ivory
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Nickel Open-Geared w/ Butterbean Knobs
Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Medium Phosphor Bronze (MSP4200)
Bridge & End Pins: Fossilized Ivory w/ Black Dots
Pickguard: Tortoise Color - Beveled & Polished
Case: 545E
Interior Label: Paper Label
Electronics: not available as an option
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