Martin D-35 Natural 1969
£8,999.00
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£8,999.00
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Martin D-35 Natural 1969
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MARTIN D-35 1969
We are happy to offer for sale this vintage Martin D-35, one of the last of its era to feature premium rosewood. Details as follows:
- Year of manufacture: 1969
- Country of origin: USA (Nazareth, PA)
- Serial number: 247781
- Notable repairs / adjustments: neck reset, refret
- Body Style: D-14 Fret Dreadnought
- Top Material: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Material: Solid Rio Rosewood (3-piece back)
- Bracing: Non-scalloped 1/4" X-Bracing
- Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Solid African Ebony
- Bridge: Ebony (non-original)
- Binding: White Boltaron (multi-stripe on body and single white on neck)
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
- Nut Width: 1 11/16" (approx. 42.8 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.4"
- Tuning Machines: Grovers
- Pickguard: Black (non-original)
- Finish: High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Condition: 7/10
- Case: OHSC (Original Martin Hard-Shell Case)
Comments:
The D-35 was introduced in late 1965 to address a shortage of Rio rosewood pieces large enough for a standard two-piece back. By using three smaller pieces, Martin could continue using their dwindling stock of this high-quality rosewood. It was designed with 1/4" top braces—thinner than the 5/16" braces used on the D-28 at the time—giving it a more resonant, bass-heavy character. It was the first Martin dreadnought to feature a bound fingerboard, a detail originally intended to position it as a more "premium" model than the D-28. This particular model is in great condition and plays very well, with a few repairs and replacements to mention: a replaced pickguard and bridge, a refret and a neck reset.
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