D-28 – The Guitarphile

1940 Martin D-28 Guitar (Serial Number 76288)

The guitar is certainly one of the most pristine 1940 D-28 guitars extant. This guitar is still in the family of the […]

Serial number 99606 was stamped on April 3, 1947 and cleared final inspection on July 30 that year. The tuners are Waverly […]

This particular guitar has a very interesting story as it has been in the same family since 1934. The guitar is a […]

Serial number 75042 was stamped on May 10, 1940 and cleared final inspection on September 6 that year. The tuners are Grover […]

Here is an interesting early 12-fret D-28 that was once owned by Norman Blake. Serial number 54950 was ordered by Rudolph Wurlitzer […]

Serial number 151874 was stamped on October 4, 1956 and cleared final inspection on January 23, 1957. The tuners are Kluson K-500 […]

Serial number 66724 was stamped on June 24, 1937 and cleared final inspection on October 7 that year. This guitar has advanced […]

Here is one of the rarely seen 12-fret D-28 guitars. It is also one of the very last regular 12-fret D-28s made […]

Serial number 59395 was stamped on March 19, 1935 and cleared final inspection on August 15 that year. Being an early D-28 […]

The guitar in this entry is a 1941 D-28 “herringbone”. It has rear-X bracing and the neck is 1-11/16″ wide at the […]