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1965 Martin D-28
Martin moved to its new factory in the middle of 1964, and with this move came the implementation of various design changes to their guitars over the coming 5 years. This particular D-28 is built with the same small maple bridge plate, T-bar neck support, and tortoise-celluloid pickguard as the pre-’64 guitars. The tortoise pickguard vanished in late ’66, the T-bar was replaced with the hollow tube in ’67, and the rosewood bridge plates show up in 1968. This guitar was originally built with a drop-in saddle and Grover tuners, both of which have been replaced with older-style components (glued in through-cut bone saddle and Waverly machines, in this case).
The guitar’s repairs are few and minor. Apart from the reset, refret, new saddle, and tuning machines, you’ll find a nicely made replacement bone nut, and a filled-in second strap-button hole on the neck heel. The guitar is otherwise totally original and repair free. The finish is in great shape. It shows little playwear and there are fewer dings and dents than the average 60 year old guitar.
The set up is fairly low and fast with medium gauge strings. Action is 4.5 to 6 64ths at the 12th fret, with optimal relief and frets that show fairly light wear. The neck has the soft V carve that is typical of the period, 1-11/16” nutwidth and a depth of .87 at the 1st fret.
With original hardshell case
