Model

Martin Standard Series

Martin's core line of solid-wood American flat-top acoustic guitars

The Standard Series is the backbone of C. F. Martin & Co., comprising the long-running solid-wood flat-top acoustic guitars handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania that established the template for the American steel-string guitar. It includes dreadnought, orchestra, and auditorium models such as the D-18, D-28, HD-28, D-45, OM-28, and 000-28.

Sources

Category

  • Technical line drawing of Acoustic Guitars

    Acoustic Guitars

    Acoustic steel-string and nylon-string guitars, guitar model families, and related variants.

Made by

  • C. F. Martin & Co.

    A maker of acoustic guitars and related instruments, including the D-28 Standard Series dreadnought.

Models in series

  • Martin OM-28

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin OM-28 is an Orchestra Model built on the 000-14 fret body with a long 25.4-inch scale, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides. Its balanced response and comfortable size make it a fingerstyle favorite in the Standard Series, handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Technical line drawing of Martin D-28

    Martin D-28

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    A C. F. Martin Standard Series D-14 fret dreadnought acoustic guitar with spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, and a 25.4-inch scale length.

  • Martin D-18

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin D-18 is a 14-fret dreadnought with a solid spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides, prized for its dry, punchy, woody voice. A cornerstone of the Standard Series, it is handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin 000-28

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Martin 000-28 pairs the 000-14 fret auditorium body with a shorter 24.9-inch scale, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides for a warm, even, fingerstyle-friendly voice. It is a Standard Series model handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin D-45

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin D-45 is the most ornate dreadnought in the Standard Series, with abalone pearl borders around the top, back, sides, and fingerboard, a solid spruce top, and East Indian rosewood back and sides. It is the prestige flat-top model, handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

  • Martin HD-28

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Martin HD-28 is a herringbone-trimmed dreadnought with a solid spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides, voiced with forward-shifted scalloped bracing for deep bass and ringing trebles. It is a Standard Series model handmade in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

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