Overview
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Production of the CUSTOM 15 began in 1977 and ended in 1995. It was based on the 1934 herringbone D-28 (HD-28) model and one of the first Martin "reissues" of prewar designs. It has many of the features of that famous Martin "herringbone" HD-28 including: a square headstock, ivoriod bindings, the pre-war forward shifted X-brace pattern (from around 1990 onwards), a V-shaped neck profile, a tortoise colored pickguard and the diamond and squares fingerboard inlay pattern.
This model was available from 1977-1980 exclusively from the Mandolin Brothers shop (with 341 instruments made before 1980) but was more widely distrubuted from 1980 onwards. The "Cusom 15" name was used from 1980 onwards and possibly refers to the 15th custom design produced in 1980. This “Custom 15” model remained until 1995 when the name changed initially to HD-28VR and then to HD-28V.
Specifications (19)
Body
Body back material | rosewood body back |
Body sides material | rosewood body sides |
Body style | dreadnought-size body |
Body top material | spruce body top |
Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
Neck profile | V shaped neck |
Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
Number of frets | 20 fret |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
Bridge pins | white with black dot pins |
Bridge | ebony bridge |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | slotted diamond fingerboard position markers, snowflake fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | natural finish |
Made in | USA |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Prices (14)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
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1986 | $1800 | new | ||
1991 | $2500 | worn | Everything is original , has a Martin factory installed pickup . | |
1981 | $1250.00 | new | Carla Ames | Custom #434180 |
1992 | $1800.00 | new | ||
1995 | $1850 | new | Danny M | |
2015 | $2499 | good | Slim Chitlin | 1994 model no pickup..... needed a little neck fret/work |
1996 | $1350.00 | new | ||
2012 | $2770 | good | ||
1977 | $2000 | excellent | ||
1983 | $1300 | new | ||
2018 | $2200 | excellent | Greg G. | 1993 model in like new condition. |
2005 | $1600 | excellent | JS | 1993 Model was on consignment at Music Shop |
2018 | $3695.00 | good | Martin Custom 15 with Waverly tuners and Slot Through Bone Saddle in good condition with original case. | |
1983 | £2000 | good | Roy Richards | Signed inside the sound hole by C.F.Martin IV |