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For sale is a very special Martin D-28 Size 7 Custom Shop guitar, built in 2005. Only 5 pieces of this model with these specs were made worldwide.

The D-28 is one of the most iconic guitars from Martin, a company known for outstanding quality and craftsmanship since 1833. This Custom Shop guitar offers the classic D-28 experience in a slightly smaller, more manageable 7/8 size, without sacrificing full sound. The combination of a solid Sitka spruce top and an East Indian rosewood body delivers a powerful, balanced tone with rich bass and clear highs.

With a short scale of 584 mm, a nut width of 44.5 mm, and a handy format, it is very easy to play. It’s the perfect couch or travel guitar but also shines in the studio.

In this YouTube video, a D-28 in the same format is presented:

Martin 7-28 Custom (a mini D-28) (youtube.com)

Apart from a small pressure mark on the back, the condition is like new.

Specifications:

Serial Number: 1772959

Width at Nut: 1 3/4” (44.45 mm)
Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/4” (57.15 mm)

Scale Length: 23” (584 mm)
Construction: Standard; Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint
Body Size: 7/8 size
Top: Sitka Spruce
Top Braces: Sitka/Scalloped 1/4” (6.35 mm)
Pattern: 17-A
Top Binding: White Boltaron
Rosette: 28 Style
Pickguard: Black Handmade
Back: East Indian Rosewood
Back Panels: 2 Pc.
Purfling: 28 Style
Center Strip/Loc. Stamp: Sitka Spruce Old Style (CF Martin & Co Nazareth, PA Stamp Between 1st/2nd Brace)
Back Braces: Sitka Spruce
Back Binding: White Boltaron
Back Inlay: .0325” B/W Boltaron (Black faces binding) (0.83 mm)
Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Endpiece: White Boltaron
Endpiece Inlay: .0325” B/W Boltaron (0.83 mm)
Block: Solid Genuine Mahogany
Rear: Size 7 Mahogany
Neck: Genuine Mahogany- 12/4
Neck Shape: Size 7 Shape
Headstock: Solid / 6 String / Diamond
Back/Head Stamp: None
Nut: Bone
On Angle/Flat: Flat
Headplate: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Decal: Old Style Gold (Small)
Additional HP Inlay: None
Fingerboard: Black Ebony
Radius: 16” (406 mm)
Scale Length: 23” (584 mm)
Total Frets: 20
Side Dots: White Boltaron
Side Dot Position: One at 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, Single at 12th (?), One at 15th & 17th Frets
Finish Type: Gloss/Satin Neck
Bridge: Black Ebony
String Spacing: 2 1/4” (57.15 mm)
Saddle: 16” Radius, Compensated, Bone
Bridge Pins: White w/ Black Dots
End Pin: White w/ Black Dots