NGD - 1960 Martin D-18

[Birchtop]

Congratulations!

Happy NGD to you!

[Acousticado]

Sweet! Congrats! Some years ago I was into vintage electrics, especially Fenders. From ‘79 until ‘02 I owned a ‘58 Strat and sold it in ‘02 for good bucks. Have been pretty much justifying my gear purchases from the proceeds ever since. I’ve never owned a vintage acoustic, but lately have been pining for a vintage Martin and your D-18 fits the bill for me. I suspect I’ll own one at some point as my next guitar.

[hubcapsc]

It became supper time when I was typing my post in this thread and
I forgot to ask about the binding...



That's nice, what is that stuff? I'll have to look closer at
some d-18s next time I'm at the guitar shop... is that
typical binding?

-Mike

[ba4x]

Originally Posted by hubcapsc

It became supper time when I was typing my post in this thread and
I forgot to ask about the binding...

That's nice, what is that stuff? I'll have to look closer at
some d-18s next time I'm at the guitar shop... is that
typical binding?

-Mike

It’s called tortoise celluloid. An imitation of tortoiseshell. I like the look. D-18s came with a variety of dark or black body binding depending on the year. Some modern prewar style guitars do it too, like the Preston Thompson D-MA.

From a umgf post:
“D-18's had black plastic binding from 1934 into 1936 and then switched to tortoiseshell celluloid binding in 1936, which continued until 1966 when black plastic returned.“

[ba4x]

My thoughts and crap playing
(recorded as a thank you message to the seller)

[Jim Owen]

Tis a thing of beauty. And it will keep being one.

[BrunoBlack]

Great pickup, that should bring you joy.