2017 C.F Martin & Co, D28A 1941From Martin's "Authentic Series", this is a faithful replica of a 1941 D 28, one of the most sought after guitars there is. With the Authentic Series guitars, they take an actual original guitar from a particular era and do their best to make a new version of it! So they do things like use Hide Glue, copy the Bracing, tuck the Bridge plate, all sorts of things they haven't done since their pre war "Golden Era". They even tried to re invent their now

played  of course

End of story

Ebony Fretboard and Bridge

We've had 5 of these "Blackface" Twins come through the store over the last 18 odd months and this one sounds as good as any of them

(about 1927 I think) left the Factory and no longer signed the Mandolins once he approved them

30+ years old at a good price

) and Neck

Like an ES335 with the block through the body

German made

it is something of a "hybrid"

Very unusual to find 2 Post War “Tapered Braced” D-18’s for sale full stop

2 Tone sunburst puts it in a timeframe