Martin Guitars D-18 Satin

• Solid acoustic guitar of the Standard Series
• Spruce top in Natural satin finish
• Forward Shifted Scalloped X Bracing
• Mahogany body with black bindings
• 645 mm scale length
• Mahogany neck with modified low oval profile
• Ebony fingerboard with Dot inlays
• 44.45 mm nut width and compensated bone saddle
• Open-gear nickel tuners
• Case included

The Martin D-18 Satin at a glance

With the Martin D-18 Satin , the US manufacturer presents a traditional dreadnought acoustic guitarAcoustic guitar:
The acoustic guitar is an acoustic guitar with steel strings. It is often used for folk made from the finest materials with an exceptionally tasteful look. For a well-balanced sound, Martin Guitars uses carefully selected and carefully matched woods, which allow the sound to unfold particularly easily and completely at the slightest touch. A solid neck construction ensures very easy playability in all positions and, in combination with a carefully finished nutNut:
The nut is a small piece of hard material that sits at the top of the guitar neck. It has notches into which the strings are inserted to ensure the correct spacing and height. and bridge inlaySaddle:
The saddle is a small piece of material that is placed in the bridge of a guitar. It helps to keep the strings at the right height above the fretboard and ensures a clear sound and good playability of the guitar., clean intonationIntonation:
Intonation refers to the correct tuning of the individual strings of a guitar. Adjusting the scale length ensures that all notes played on a string sound at the correct pitch. over the entire scale lengthScale length:
The scale length refers to the length of the vibrating string of a guitar. It determines the distance between the nut and the bridge and influences the sound and playability of the instrument.. The simple appearance of the Martin D-18 Satin features subtle ornamentation that perfectly matches the tinted woods and has hardly changed since its first edition in the 1930s. This gives you the unique feeling of holding a real piece of history in your hands. The scope of delivery also includes a sturdy caseGuitar case:
Case.

Spruce wood for powerful frequencies

The choice of top material in particular is essential for fast and perfect sound development, which is why the manufacturer deliberately opted for a spruce topTop:
The top is the upper part of the guitar body top. Due to its fine structure and excellent vibration characteristics, spruce has been used for decades in the construction of the finest musical instruments. Thanks to a Forward Shifted Scalloped X bracingBracing:
Bracing and a wafer-thin finish , the high-quality spruce wood can move freely and produces a fast-responding tone that gives the instrument a powerful expression in the mid and treble frequencies and a long-lasting decay in the overtones. A natural satin finishFinish:
The term "finish" refers to the outer coating or surface treatment of a guitar. It can be different types of varnish, stain or oil that are applied to the wood to protect it and give it an attractive appearance. skillfully highlights the even and tight grain of the wood, while a simple black bindingBinding:
Binding refers to the decorative edging of the guitar body. It is made of wood, a corresponding tortoisePickguard:
The pickguard is a plate made of plastic or wood that is attached to the front of a guitar. It protects the wood from scratches and serves as a base for striking the strings with a pick. pickguard and a filigree multi-stripe rosette enrich the overall appearance and visual details.

Mahogany body for warm mid-range frequencies

To give the overall sound a warm saturation, the Martin D-18 Satin features a high-quality mahogany bodyBody:
The body is the body of a guitar. It is made of wood and influences the sound and resonance of the instrument. The sound of a guitar can vary depending on the shape and material of the body.whose grain creates golden reflections depending on the viewing angle and lighting conditions. Due to its even structure, the tropical wood colors the sound in the mid frequencies with a gentle warmth that lends the overall tone a calming note and perfectly complements the bright frequencies of the top wood. The right varnish also plays a major role for the thin back material, as it allows the raw material to vibrate freely and favors a fast and powerful response. A thin Style 18 backstripe divides the opened back wood almost imperceptibly and emphasizes the symmetry of the fine grain in a very aesthetic way. In combination with the dark Binding, a soft transition is created between the individual components of the entire body.

Easy playability thanks to modified low-oval neck profile

A high level of playability is provided by the mahogany neck , which is equipped with a modified low-oval neck profileNeck profile:
The neck profile refers to the shape of the guitar neck. It can be flat . mahogany neckGuitar neck:
Maple neck. Thanks to its carefully crafted bone nut with a width of 44.45 mm and a compensated bridge inlay, it not only intonates perfectly over the entire scale length of 645 mm, but can also be played easily and cleanly up to the highest of the 20 fretsFret:
Jumbo frets. A fine ebony fingerboardFretboard:
The fretboard is the part of the guitar on which the strings are fretted to produce different tones. It is made of wood and has metal frets that mark the different pitches. with dot inlaysInlays:
inlays rounds off the neck construction perfectly in terms of function and value and harmonizes extremely well visually with the other materials of the body. The characteristic Martin headstockHeadstock:
The headstock is the upper part of a guitar to which the pegs for tuning the strings are attached. It can have different shapes and the guitar logo or the manufacturer's name can often be found on the headstock. is fitted with open nickel tunersTuners:
die-cast tuners which, in combination with the venerable script old-style overlay, subtly hint at the company's almost 200-year history and allow the player to tune precisely with their smooth-running tuning wings.