The D-35 is Martin's rosewood Dreadnought with a three-piece back and its own bracing recipe. The spruce top is braced with 1/4" Golden Era non-scalloped braces in the Forward-Shifted X Brace pattern, lighter than the 5/16" scalloped braces in the D-28, and Martin credits that build with a clear, balanced response. The East Indian rosewood back and sides carry a Style 35 back strip, and the neck is the Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval with the High-Performance Taper on a 1 3/4" ebony board, finished in satin.
Strummers and flatpickers who like a rosewood Dreadnought with an even spread from bass to treble tend to land here. For the same woods with scalloped bracing, look at the D-28 or the HD-35.
There are three tops. The Gloss leaves the spruce under an Aging Toner, the Gloss 1933 Ambertone tints it a deeper amber, and the Gloss 1935 Sunburst shades the edges dark. We would pick the Ambertone, which gives the top an older colour and leaves the grain in plain view.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: D-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 35
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Golden Era Non-Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 1/4"
Endpiece: Antique White
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner (Gloss) / 1933 Ambertone (Gloss 1933 Ambertone) / 1935 Sunburst (Gloss 1935 Sunburst)
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Binding: Antique White
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Style 28 Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White
Side Dots: Black
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Golden Era Modern Belly - Drop-In Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Tortoise
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Chrome Enclosed Gear
Knob: Large
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Molded Hardshell



