Martin D-28GE (Golden Era special edition)
Martin D-28GE (Golden Era special edition)
Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1999 to 2005
MARTIN introduced the D28-GE GOLDEN ERA special edition in 1999. It was a Martin Custom Shop reissue of the pre-war Martin D-28 herringbone using Martin's precious stocks of Brazilian rosewood for the back and sides. This model continued as a special edition until the pre-CITES Brazilian rosewood supplies ran out around 2005. The original list price was $9,999 (Martins most expensive guitar at the time). The top bracing was DOM forward shifted using solid Adirondack Spruce/ scalloped 5/16'' Golden Era braces.
Specifications (20)
General
| Made in | USA |
| Binding | herringbone binding |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.4 inches scale-length |
Body
| Body back material | Brazilian rosewood body back |
| Body sides material | rosewood body sides |
| Body top material | Adirondack spruce body top |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck heel | ivoroid heel cap |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Neck profile | V shaped neck |
| Neck width | 1.75 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Nut | ivory nut |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge | belly bridge, ebony bridge |
| Tuners | Waverly tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | diamond and square fingerboard position markers |
