


These instruments I would love to hear from you about it. The downloadable copyrighted instrument plans are available for non-commercial use only and may not be redistributed. The PDF plans have all of theĭetails superimposed on a single page and so can be tough to look at. Postscript printers are generally the best in that Your printer printed the plans at the correct size. Plans it would be a good idea to measure the printed rulers to be sure Sides and the tiled plans are printed over a grid. Note that the PDF plans have rulers printed down the Be sure to print out PDFs with Page Scaling on the print dialog set to "none". These places can usually print pages at least 36" wide. These days large format PDFs can be printed out cheaply at any copy store or office supply store. Viewed and printed out using the Adobe Acrobat reader, but you’ll needĪ large format printer to print the plans out. The plans are available as full-size PDFs. These useful points of departure for their own designs, too. The plans are not for beginners, butĮxperienced luthiers will have no problem with them as is, and may find

Note: As ALL of our plans are sold as digital downloads, when you complete your plan purchase with us, you will automatically be given a download link to access the plans.Here are brief descriptions, photos, and plans for a few of my Also, since quality Adirondack Spruce can be difficult to obtain, consider either Sitka Spruce, or European Spruce for the top plate and braces. Unfortunately that wood is no longer available and is on the endangered species list. Note that the original pre-WWII D28's used Brazilian Rosewood. The D28 uses Indian Rosewood with Adirondack Spruce Top. While wood selection can be whatever the luthier or customer desires, the classic D18 uses ribbon cut Genuine Mahogany (Honduras Mahogany) back and sides with Sitka Spruce Top. Although this guitar model is most closely associated with bluegrass and folk styles, the bold sound and projection is suitable for any genre. This guitar is the standard and legendary for it's incredible balance, projection and robust tone. The dreadnought 6-string guitar was one of the most significant innovation of the Martin Guitar Co.
