1953 Martin D-28
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About this guitar
This is a 1953 Martin D-28, currently in stock at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee and listed at $25,000. Nashville Guitar Finder tracks it alongside the rest of the city's boutique and vintage inventory so you can compare it without hopping between shop websites. The shop is always the source of truth for price, condition, and availability — confirm details with them before you make the drive.
This 1953 Mystery Top Martin D-28 is in incredibly clean condition, and one of the most desireable post-war Martins one can own. The D-28 was the top of the line for Martin in 1953. In 1953, during the Korean War, Martin purchased a large supply of Spruce that differed from its typical Sitka, but much like its pre-1946 supply. This Adirondack Spruce supply is reknown for its articulate presence, and this D-28 in particular is boomy. Only minor finish touch-ups and crack repairs, this is a very clean example and worth adding to the collection. Original bridge plate and structurally sound. Comes in 1950s hardshell Lifton case with material reinforcement on the corners.
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