-made in Japan by the CF Martin Company in the late 70's - Martin bought the Vega Company a few years before this guitar was made
-it is essentially a Japanese D-18 featuring all solid wood construction
-solid Alpine spruce top
-solid mahogany back and sides
-mahogany neck with 1 11/16" bone nut
-ebony peg head overlay with pearl Vega logo and Star inlays
-original Kolb tuners
-rosewood fingerboard - original frets excellent
-rosewood bridge with bone saddle
-ebony bridge pins with abalone dots and gold rings
-excellent action and playability
-fantastic sounding guitar, as good as their American counterparts
-these are higher on the ladder than both the Shenandoah and Sigma lines, being all solid wood construction
-new Canadian made hard shell case