1976 Martin D28 Sunburst - Serial number 381270

by Paul
(Hattiesburg, MS)

This guitar is in excellent condition with no dings buckle scatches at all. All original including powder blue hard shell case.

ANSWER

Hi, Paul--

Here is the Blue Book general info:

D-28
- dreadnought body style, solid spruce top, Brazilian rosewood (1931-1969) or Indian rosewood (1969-present) back and sides, round soundhole with three stripe rosette (5/9/5 grouping), ivoroid (1931-1966) or non-grained white (1966-present) body binding, herringbone top purfling (1931-1947) or six-ply top inlay with white outer layer (1947-present), three-ply back binding with ivoroid (1931-1966) or non-grained white (1966-present) outer layer, zigzag (1931-1946), narrow chainlink (1947), or wide chainlink (1948-present) back stripe, 12/20-fret (earliest models only) or 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl slotted diamond inlays (1931-1946) or pearl dot inlays (1946-present), three-per-side chrome tuners, ebony bridge with white bridge pins and black dots, tortoise (1934-1966) or black (1966-present) pickguard, available in Natural finish, 25.4 in. scale, mfg. 1931-present.

***The Blue Book makes no mention that this guitar was available in Sunburst finish.

The pricing info:

1969-1979 Indian Rosewood

Esxcellent $1,850 - 2,250
Average $1,250 - 1,500

Lynne

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