About This Guitar
The Martin Custom Shop HD-28 with an Engelmann Spruce top is a finely crafted acoustic guitar that blends superior tonewoods with exceptional craftsmanship.
The Engelmann Spruce top provides a rich, warm tone with excellent clarity and responsiveness, making it an ideal choice for fingerstyle players and strummers alike.
The East Indian Rosewood back and sides deliver rich overtones, a well-balanced midrange, and deep, resonant bass, resulting in a full-bodied sound with outstanding sustain.
This guitar’s dreadnought body shape provides exceptional volume and projection, making it perfect for both live performances and studio recordings.
Designed with forward-shifted X-bracing, the Martin Custom Shop HD-28 enhances tonal depth, sustain, and resonance, giving the guitar an open, balanced sound across all frequencies.
The Modified Low Oval neck with a High-Performance Taper ensures comfortable playability for musicians of all skill levels, while the vintage-inspired appointments, such as herringbone binding and a tortoise pickguard, add to its classic aesthetic.
Finished with a gloss body and satin neck, this guitar combines visual beauty with superior durability.
Whether you’re a professional musician, collector, or passionate enthusiast, the Martin Custom Shop HD-28 Engelmann Spruce offers exceptional craftsmanship, rich tone, and timeless elegance.
Features & Specifications
- Serial Number - 2863111
- Lifetime Martin Warranty
- Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
- Top Material: Engelmann Spruce
- Top Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted "X" Brace
- Top Braces: Spruce 5/16" Scalloped
- Top Inlay Material: Bold Herringbone
- Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
- Back and Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
- Binding: Antique White
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
- Nut and Saddle Material: Bone
- Fingerboard and Bridge Material: Ebony
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Number of Frets Clear: 14
- Width at Nut: 1 3/4"
- Fingerboard Inlays: Diamond & Squares Long Pattern
- Finish Top: Aging Top
- Finish: Gloss Body and Headplate, Satin Neck
- Bridge Style: Modern Belly w / Drop-In Saddle
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
- Tuning Machines:Grover Butterbean
- Bridge and End Pins: White Plastic w/ Tortoise Dot
- Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
- Case: Geib
Serving Musicians Since 1991