1943 Martin D-28. SN 85772 Guitar Database.

June 12, 2009 Terence Instrument Database

Martin | D28 | 1943 | SN:85772

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Name: Martin
Location: Nazereth, PA
Wait list: Sockists Worldwide
Taking Orders?: Yes, standard & customs
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Model: D-28

Year: 1940

Top: Adirondack Spruce

Back and sides: Brazilian Rosewood

Neck: Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 11/16″

String Spacing: 2 1/8″

Scale: 25.4″

Body Length: 19 7/8″

Lower Bout: 15 5/8″

Upper Bout: 11 3/8″

Body Depth: 3 3/4″, 4 3/4″

Bridge: Ebony

Binding: Ivoroid

Rosette: Ring

Backstrip: Marquetry

Purfling: Herringbone

This is an early 1940′s D28 I spotted on ebay. It still retains the herringbone purfling which was phased out in 1947 and has an Adirondack top with Brazilian rosewood back and sides.

The prior owner Gary Morris has this to say:”In 1981 I signed with Warner Brothers Records, with $3,500 of my signing money I bought this 1941/42 Herringbone at Ferettas Music in Denver, Colorado. My first gig after signing with Warner Brothers was the Rainbow Music Hall, opening for Asleep at the Wheel. I took my new/old Martin and joyfully performed. I had a pickup installed and the only other work done on this guitar was some bracing work done by Gruhn’s in Nashville, I retired it from the road after a half dozen performances and used it in the studio. I would hope that somebody new can enjoy the same resonant sounds that I have enjoyed for almost the last 40 years.”

Resources: See more 40′s Dreadnoughts:
- 1944 D-18 Adirondack Spruce | Mahogany [SN:87213]
- 1947 D-28 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:99978]
- 1947 D-28 Adirondack Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:100943]
- 1949 D-28 Sitka Spruce | Brazilian rosewood [SN:112858]

References: Martin Guitars, a History by Mike Longworth.

Pictures kind courtesy of Gary Morris.
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