Martin HD-28 Re-Imagined

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This Martin HD-28 Re-Imagined is iconic, powerful, and timeless. The HD-28 Re-imagined version incorporates notable changes like the 1 3/4″ nut, a faux Tortoise pickguard, aging toner, and forward-shifted scalloped braces. Classic styling, ultra-modern neck. A true modern classic!

This Martin HD-28 Re-Imagined feels solid due to the wider neck width at the nut. The tone is certainly more robust than the ‘old’ model. Specs changes are the scalloped forward-shifted X bracing, which makes the top vibrate even more freely and gives an excellent balance to the tone across the range. The neck has a 1-3/4″ wide fingerboard at the nut. It not only feels great but play just as easy due to the slimmer “performance” neck. Fortunately, they kept the diamond volute – which I always liked. Also, there are nice Grover butterbean open back tuning machines.

Other changes are cosmetic like the lacquer, the antique white binding, and the faux tortoise pickguard. They add a nice patina to this baby. The changes are similar to what Martin did with the D-18 back in 2012, making it closer in construction to the “Golden Era” line but with Standard series Sitka and Rosewood. You get not only a very well build instrument but also a particularly good and dynamic sounding guitar. Job well done, Martin! Listen to a sound sample by Manos Ploumidis here:

 

Price includes:

  • C.F. Martin Limited lifetime warranty.
  • 21% VAT included. VAT will be deducted for buyers from outside the Eurozone.
  • We ship worldwide, fully insured: Check your shipping rate HERE.
  • 14-day return policy applies.
  • All guitars come with a new set of strings and a setup to your liking.

Specifications

  • MODEL: HD-28
  • YEAR: 2022
  • BODY SIZE: D-14 Fret
  • FINISH TOP: Gloss
  • CONSTRUCTION: Dovetail Neck Joint
  • BACK & SIDE FINISH: Gloss
  • BRACING PATTERN: Scalloped Forward Shifted X Brace
  • SCALE LENGTH: 25.4″
  • BRACE SHAPE: Scalloped
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4”
  • TOP MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
  • NECK SHAPE: Modified Low Oval
  • NECK TAPER: High Performance Taper
  • BACK/SIDE MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
  • ELECTRONICS: Optional
  • TOP COLOR: Aging Toner
  • BRIDGE STYLE: Modern Belly – Drop in Saddle
  • BINDING: Antique White
  • BRIDGE STRING SPACING: 2 5/32″
  • TOP INLAY MATERIAL: Bold Herringbone
  • BRIDGE MATERIAL: Ebony
  • BRIDGE PIN MATERIAL: White Plastic
  • PICKGUARD: Faux Tortoise
  • BRIDGE PIN DOTS: Faux Tortoise
  • SADDLE: Compensated Bone
  • ROSETTE: Multi-Stripe
  • SADDLE RADIUS: 16″
  • BRACE MATERIAL: Sitka Spruce
  • BRACE SIZE: 5/16″
  • BACK PURFLING/STRIP: ZigZag
  • BACK INLAY MATERIAL: Multi-Stripe
  • HEELCAP: Antique White
  • ENDPIECE: Antique White
  • ENDPIECE INLAY: Multi-Stripe
  • NECK MATERIAL: Select Hardwood
  • FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Ebony
  • FINISH NECK: Satin
  • FINGERBOARD WIDTH AT 12TH FRET: 2 1/8”
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY STYLE: Diamond & Square long pattern
  • NUMBER OF FRETS TOTAL: 20
  • FINGERBOARD INLAY MATERIAL: Abalone
  • NECK JOINS BODY AT: 14th Fret
  • SIDE DOTS: White
  • HEADSTOCK SHAPE: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
  • TUNING MACHINES: Schaller Grand Tune Nickel Open Gear
  • HEADPLATE MATERIAL: East Indian Rosewood
  • KNOB: Butterbean
  • HEADPLATE LOGO STYLE: Script Old Style Overlay
  • NUT MATERIAL: Bone
  • CASE: Molded Hardshell
  • PLEKED: Yes