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 original…

Serial number 99606 was stamped on April 3, 1947 and cleared final inspection on July 30 that year. The tuners are Waverly 5038…

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

Serial number 75042 was stamped on May 10, 1940 and cleared final inspection on September 6 that year. The tuners are Grover G-111…

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

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

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

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 (although…

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

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 nut.…