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*sold* Martin CS-D18-12 Custom Adirondack / Sinker Mahogany / Hide Glue
For sale is a 2012 Martin Custom Shop CS-D18-12. This model features an Adirondack spruce top, with Sinker Mahogany back and sides (nice bear claw figuring on the Adi top and grain pattern on the Sinker back and sides), Golden Era bracing with full hide glue construction, in a 12-fret configuration. This guitar is outstandingly responsive, packs a punch with plenty of headroom, and is very comfortable due to the slope shoulder body and 12 fret design.
The guitar is in excellent condition with only minor marks / signs of use/handling. The frets are in excellent shape with minimal wear, and the saddle is tall with action right around 6/64" and 5/64" at the 12th fret. Neck angle is spot on. AGF price is $sold Link to Imgur album with hi-res photos: https://imgur.com/a/s6TPrpf Link to One Man's review: http://onemanz.com/guitar/reviews/ac...ies/cs-d18-12/ Specs: Model: CS-D18-12 Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint - Hide Glue Construction Body Size: D-12 Fret Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce Rosette: Multiple Black/White Fiber Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style) Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16'' Back Material: Solid Sinker Mahogany Back Purfling: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Side Material: Solid Sinker Mahogany Endpiece: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Endpiece Inlay: none Binding: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Top Inlay Style: Maple/Black Fiber Neck Material: Solid Genuine Mahogany Neck Shape: Special Shape / Hand Carved Nut Material: Fossilized Ivory Headstock: Slotted/Round Slots/Square Taper Headplate: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Heelcap: Solid Madagascar Rosewood Fingerboard Material: Solid Black Ebony Scale Length: 25.4'' Number of Frets Clear: 12 Number of Frets Total: 19 Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1-3/4'' Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2-1/4'' Fingerboard Position Inlays: Abalone Dots Fingerboard Binding: none Finish Back & Sides: Polished Gloss / Thin Finish Finish Top: Polished Gloss / Thin Finish Finish Neck: Satin Bridge Material: Solid Black Ebony Bridge Style: Pyramid w/ Drop-In Long Saddle Bridge String Spacing: 2-5/16'' Saddle: 16'' Radius/Fossilized Ivory Tuning Machines: Waverly Nickel Open-Gear w/ Butterbean Knobs Recommended Strings: Martin Studio Performance Lifespan Phosphor Bronze Medium Gauge (MSP7200) Bridge & End Pins: Fossilized Ivory w/ Black Dots Pickguard: Delmar Tortoise Color Case: Geib style - Custom Shop Interior Label: None Last edited by Matts67; 08-20-2020 at 11:52 AM. |
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YOWZA!!!
Mighty Nice Martin CS 12 fret SS 12 fret.
Please inform us on the hand carved custom shape neck. Your pasted specs state pyramid bridge, but obviously not. Might want to double check them... Best on this! Stay vigilant and stay well Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More Last edited by Guitars44me; 07-26-2020 at 09:06 AM. |
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The neck is a very comfortable, medium thickness C shape. It's a vintage taper so it's 2 1/4" at the 12th fret, but the carve is very comfortable. One thing I noticed is that despite the wider taper, bar chords are extremely easy on this neck.
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To the top!
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Weekend bump
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Bump for a new week.
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Beautiful instrument! I've always wondered if I would get disowned from the club if I got this and put a pickguard on it.
GLWS! |
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I owned one of these CS-D18-12 models briefly when I was considering selling my Martin D-1 Authentic 1931 back to the guy who sold it to me. If I was a flatpicker I would have kept the CS-D18-12 and stuck a pickguard on it because it was outstanding with a pick. Clear and balanced with great headroom as the OP pointed out. My particular D-1 A sounded just a little better with bare fingers, which is how I play most of the time.
Some other real positives for this guitar when compared to the D-1:
Great guitars. Best of luck with the sale.
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I own one of these. Bought it new in 2013 and will never part with it. It's everything Matts67 and MCDEMO1 say. It's just an amazing Martin. It does everything,,, everything well.
I'm shocked it's not been snapped up yet. Someone is going to be quite happy ! Good luck with your sale |
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Two things…
Two things…
It appears it has lost its fossilized walrus ivory bridge pins, there's no picture of the end pin. Also, the clear pick guard has been invented. And the flamenco style ones do not affect tone and volume at all as far as I can tell… I don't need this and it's still tempting Cheers Paul
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4 John Kinnaird SS 12c CUSTOMS: Big Maple/WRC Dread(ish) Jumbo Spanish Cedar/WRC Jumbo OLD Brazilian RW/WRC Big Tunnel 14 RW/Bubinga Dread(ish) R.T 2 12c sinker RW/Claro 96 422ce bought new! 96 LKSM 12 552ce 12x12 J. Stepick Bari Weissy WRC/Walnut More |
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There are cannons and there are railguns... this is more like the latter.
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This guitar is indeed a beast. I was playing it last night notes just explode out of it like no other. I just wish I got along with the vintage taper neck, so much like the outstanding Preston Thompson I recently sold, this one must go to someone who can appreciate it.
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To the top.
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To the top.
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It pains me to see that this one has not yet sold. So much in fact that it's tempting me, and I already have one of the 75!
Just to add a bit more well-deserved praise: the sinker mahogany brings what I will describe as a prewar D-18 similarity. It has the tone, performance, and power that's unobtainable elsewhere for anywhere near this price. FWIW, I added a quality pickguard to mine and believe me, there was no tonal suffering! |