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Martin HD-28 2025 Version

   
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UPC:729789682794
Manufacturer #:10Y25HD28
Sku:323404

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The Martin HD-28 is a legendary acoustic guitar, trusted by generations of players and played by countless icons across genres. Its Dreadnought body size and scalloped bracing delivers the bold, projective tone with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones that has defined acoustic music for nearly a century. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the HD-28 offers a resonant, balanced voice for all playing styles. Bold herringbone top inlay and an ebony fingerboard with abalone diamond and square inlays add a vintage-inspired touch. The satin neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures effortless playability. Complete with antique white binding, an ebony bridge with bone pins, and nickel open gear tuners, the HD-28 blends timeless craftsmanship with modern versatility. Available in a variety of gloss options, it’s a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within. 

Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case. 

General Specifications:

  • Body Size: D-14 Fret (Dreadnought)

  • Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint

  • Scale Length: 25.4"

  • Top Finish: Gloss with Aging Toner

  • Back/Side Finish: Gloss

  • Electronics: None

  • Case: Molded Hardshell

  • Left-Handed: Available

  • Plek Process: Yes (Precision fret leveling)

Top Construction:

  • Top Material: Solid Spruce

  • Bracing: Forward-Shifted X-Brace with GE-Scalloped pattern

  • Brace Material: Spruce (5/16" size)

  • Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe

  • Top Inlay: Bold Herringbone

  • Pickguard: Faux Tortoise

  • Binding: Antique White

Back & Sides:

  • Materials: Solid East Indian Rosewood

  • Color: Natural

  • Back Purfling: Zig-Zag with Black Stripe

  • Back Inlay: Multi-Stripe

  • Heelcap/Endpiece: Antique White with Multi-Stripe inlay

Neck & Fingerboard:

  • Neck Material: Select Hardwood

  • Shape: GE Modified Low Oval

  • Taper: High-Performance

  • Finish: Satin (Dark Mahogany color)

  • Fingerboard: Ebony

  • Width: 1 3/4" at nut, 2 1/8" at 12th fret

  • Inlays: Diamonds and Squares Long pattern in Abalone

  • Frets: 20 total (joins body at 14th fret)

  • Side Dots: White

Bridge & Hardware:

  • Bridge: GE Modern Belly with drop-in saddle

  • Material: Ebony

  • String Spacing: 2 5/32"

  • Pins: Bone with Faux Tortoise dots

  • Saddle: Compensated Bone (16" radius)

  • Tuners: Nickel Open Gear with Butterbean knobs

Headstock:

  • Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond

  • Headplate: East Indian Rosewood

  • Logo: Script Old Style Overlay

  • Nut: Bone

Additional Features:

  • Strings: Recommended - Authentic Acoustic Lifespan® 2.0 Phosphor Bronze Light

  • Label: None (Clean interior)

  • Binding: Antique White throughout

Tonal Characteristics:

  • Forward-shifted X-bracing with GE scalloping enhances bass response and volume

  • Solid spruce top with aging toner provides warm, balanced tone

  • Solid East Indian rosewood back/sides deliver rich overtones and projection

  • Modern belly bridge design optimizes string vibration transfer

Playability Features:

  • High-performance neck taper for comfortable playing

  • Plek-processed frets ensure perfect action

  • 1 3/4" nut width accommodates fingerstyle playing

  • Compensated bone saddle improves intonation



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