Martin D-18 Natural

Model Overview
Understated looks meet timeless tone in this D-14-fret orchestra model. A Sitka spruce top over genuine mahogany body with forward-shifted scalloped X-bracing yields honest, authoritative clarity. Vintage appointments and a modern low-profile neck make it feel as familiar as it sounds legendary.

Body & Construction

• Body Size: D-14 Fret

• Construction: Dovetail neck joint

• Top Finish: Gloss

• Back & Side Finish: Gloss

• Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X-Brace

  • Material: Sitka spruce

  • Shape: Scalloped

  • Size: 5⁄16″

• Scale Length: 25.4″

• Binding: Faux tortoise

Top Appointments

• Top Material: Sitka spruce

• Top Color: Aging Toner

• Rosette: Old-Style 18 multi-stripe

• Pickguard: Tortoise pattern

• Pickguard Inlay: None

• Top Inlay Material: Multi-stripe

Bridge & Hardware

• Bridge Style: Modern belly, drop-in saddle (ebony)

  • String Spacing: 2 5⁄32″

  • Saddle: Compensated bone, 16″ radius

• Bridge Pins: Black plastic

• Endpiece: Faux tortoise

• Heelcap: Faux tortoise

Body Details

• Back & Sides Material: Genuine mahogany (dark mahogany finish)

• Back Purfling/Strip: Style 18

• Side Material: Genuine mahogany

• Side Inlay: None

• Endpiece Inlay: None

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck Material & Finish: Select hardwood, satin (dark mahogany)

• Neck Shape: Modified low-oval

• Neck Taper: High-performance taper

• Join: 14th-fret dovetail

• Nut Width: 1 ¾″

• Fingerboard Material: Ebony

• Width @ 12th Fret: 2 1⁄8″

• Frets: 20 total, standard size

• Inlay Style: Old-Style 18 (abalone)

• Side Dots: White

• Binding: None

Headstock

• Shape: Solid with square taper

• Headplate Material: East Indian rosewood

• Logo Style: Script Old-Style overlay

• Nut Material: Bone

• Tuners: Nickel open-gear

• Knob: Butterbean

• Binding/Detail: None