Langley Guitar Centre

Martin D-19 190th Anniversary Special Edition

£4,000.00

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LIMITED EDITION - ONLY 190 PIECES MADE

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“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 utilise Sitka 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-19’s to honour our 190th anniversary. This model also embraces sustainability by utilising cosmetically challenged Adirondack spruce tops that we have had in inventory for a while. We applied a digital microburst to the top to achieve a figured mahogany look. Hope you like it.”

— C. F. Martin IV

Body Size Dreadnought

Top Material Adirondack Spruce

Bracing Pattern Forward Shifted X Brace

Brace Shape Scalloped

Back Material Genuine Mahogany

Side Material Genuine Mahogany

Neck Material Select Hardwood

Neck Taper High Performance Taper

Fingerboard Material Guatemalan Rosewood

Scale Length 25.4”

Number of Frets Total 20

Fingerboard Width at Nut 1 3/4’’

Fingerboard Inlay Style Old Style 18

Back and Side Finish Gloss

Finish Top Gloss

Top Color Custom Ink

Finish Neck Satin

Bridge Material Guatemalan Rosewood

Saddle Compensated Bone

Tuning Machines Nickel Open Gear

Pickguard & Binding Tortoise Pattern

Case Hardshell

Electronics None

Label Anniversary/Signed