Martin Custom Shop 18-Style Dreadnought, Sitka Spruce VTS Top, Sinker Mahogany Back & Sides

Our good friends at the Martin Custom Shop have brought us this: an 18 Style Dreadnought with Sinker Mahogany back and sides construction. Following in suit of a flagship model, this Martin Dreadnought - a timeless channel of inspiration proven over centuries - showcases an exquisite grain pattern reminiscent of a theater curtain; perhaps a sign that this guitar is made for the stage - or your own stage, however you make it. If you are a fan or follower of Martin's Modern Deluxe series of guitars and want something unique of itself, you are in the right place as this guitar is heavily inspired by the D-18 Modern Deluxe model. On this Custom Shop Martin we have a VTS-treated Sitka spruce top, which in essence "breaks in" the top from factory new, offering an even warmer and resonant response than could be delivered from a standard spruce top. Under the hood, this Martin Custom's Adirondack spruce scalloped X-bracing is also VTS treated. This guitar's sinker mahogany back and sides was s