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A body much larger than most other guitars provided the dreadnought with a bolder, perhaps richer, and often louder tone. It is distinguished by its size and (in its most popular configuration) square shoulders and bottom. The neck is usually attached to the body at the 14th fret. [1] [3] Martin dreadnought guitars are known as "D-size" guitars.
The first D-45 was a dreadnought guitar based on the Martin D-28 with luxury ornamentation (the "45" designation), [2] made especially for Gene Autry who, in 1933, ordered "the biggest, fanciest Martin he could."
The Martin D-28 uses a dreadnought design, a naval term adopted and used by many to describe its larger body dimensions, hence the "D" designation. When first created, the dreadnought guitar was seen as less favorable to the standard, smaller-sized guitars of its time.
The he has released the following Solo albums: 1988: Freewheeling ; 1991: Climbing the Walls (Rounder) with Mike Compton; 1995: Lone Soldier (Rounder) 1997: Panorama (Rounder) 1998: Hootenanny (Dreadnought) 2002: I've Got the House to Myself (Dreadnought) 2009: Evocative (Dreadnought) 2014: Fly on the Wall (Dreadnought)
D'Aquisto flat top guitars are a group of sixteen guitars [10] made by D'Aquisto. He made sixteen flat top guitars from 1973 to 1984. [10] He made two types, a grand auditorium and a dreadnought. [11] He believed the large oval sound hole produced greater projection than the typical round sound hole. [12] He numbered his guitars from 101 to 116 ...
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Gibson's fourteen-fret-neck Dreadnought guitars of this vintage were among the most successful ever made. With a decade and a half of aging behind them, the best have a delightful sound. Not only are the basses extremely rich, but the balance from string to string, and the carrying power of the treble, are exceptional for a Dreadnought. [7]
The D-18 was his main guitar for a number of years but is now "retired." He also played a Nashville Guitar Company dreadnought, built by renowned luthier Marty Lanham in Nashville, TN, the guitar was sold in 2009 with the music store Elderly Instruments. His current principal guitar is a Martin D-28 built in 1946. [9]