Sigma D28

my guitar was made in 1970.made in usa.20 frets.laminated top.it has the best sound i have ever heard. my dad bought it for me when i was 13 years old.the back has been busted half off and glued back on the sound is still the best . i once had a man who made guitars offer me two brand new ones for this guitar its the best thing my daddy ever bought me. it will be handed down to my son and to his son and so on it priceless . just wanted to share my story with yall. thanks lawana

it has aa wonderful sound after 35 years

no flaws at all when new

i would not be afraid to use this guitar in any situation its held up threw bite marks the back was torn half off and glued back on its withstud both hot and cold weather also rainy weather. its 35 yers old and stills sounds just as good as the first time i ever played it.

ive never delt with the company but the made one hell of a guitar when they made this one. i wouldnt trade it for a million bucks.

this guitar is the only thing i have to remind me of my daddy. i never took any lessons but watched my dad play ive tried other guitars in the past but can compare to this one. i jut wanted to share my story with others and let them know if your gonna buy a guitar but a martin there the best and the are tough.

I bought this guitar in 1977. It's a basic acoustic with a solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides. The neck looks like it's mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. It has basic white binding on the body and headstock. Very basic stripe inlay around soundhole. Inside is a stamp saying that it is made for CF Martin Company. It was built in Japan. The internal bracing looks well-constructed. I have a Fishman Rare Earth humbucking installed, so I can't see the serial number.

This guitar has sounded good for me for 28 years now. In the meantime I've gone through a variety of other guitars. I had a Breedlove that I liked, but it was too bright. The Sigma has a nice warm balanced tone. I recently purchased a Larivee OM-9 that, IMO, has a better sound. I bought the Larivee because the nut is slightly wider and I've been wanting to learn some fingerstyle. The Larivee has helped a lot, and I have been able to then go back to the Sigma and play fingerstyle. The Sigma still has a nice sweet sound.

The guitar used to have a nice finish but it's pretty well scratched up now. I have always liked the action, which has been very stable. It needed an adjustment when I moved to Denver, and then again when I moved back to California. I couldn't find any flaws in the guitar at all.

Over the years I've had the guitar refretted. A few years ago the headstock split across the neck behind the nut and I had a luthier repair it; I told him to not worry about cosmetics, and he didn't. There are now two very visible splices in the back of the headstock (invisible from the front). Also the back of the guitar came unglued for a section several inches in length near the neck. I had this professional repaired also. Overall I think this guitar has been reasonably reliable, especially considered the amount of play, travel, and abuse it's had in 28 years.

Never had contact with customer support

I own a bunch of gear, lots of electric guitars, amps, effects, etc. I've bought and sold at least 50 guitars over the years. This is the only one that has stayed with me in all that time. That says a lot for it. It's an old friend now... I keep it in DADGAD tuning most of the time and if I'm camping or playing outside somewhere this is the one that goes with me.