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F. Martin & Company</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg/220px-Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg/330px-Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg/440px-Martin_co_optimized_cleaned.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="193" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">Musical instruments</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1833<span class="noprint">; 192 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1833</span>)</span> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. Relocated to Pennsylvania in 1839.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Frederick_Martin" title="Christian Frederick Martin">Christian Frederick Martin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Nazareth,_Pennsylvania" title="Nazareth, Pennsylvania">Nazareth, Pennsylvania</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Christian Frederick Martin IV (Executive Chairman); Thomas Ripsam (CEO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steel-string_acoustic_guitar" title="Steel-string acoustic guitar">acoustic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Classical_guitar" title="Classical guitar">classical</a> guitars, <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukuleles</a>, <a href="/wiki/String_(music)" title="String (music)">strings</a></li> <li>formerly: <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tenor_guitar" title="Tenor guitar">tenor guitars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiple" title="Tiple">tiples</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">basses</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.martinguitar.com/">martinguitar.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>C.F. Martin & Company</b> (often referred to as <b>Martin</b>) is an American <a href="/wiki/Guitar_manufacturing" title="Guitar manufacturing">guitar manufacturer</a> established in 1833 by <a href="/wiki/Christian_Frederick_Martin" title="Christian Frederick Martin">Christian Frederick Martin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is highly respected for its <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitars</a> and is a leading manufacturer of <a href="/wiki/Flat_top_guitar" title="Flat top guitar">flat top guitars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukuleles" class="mw-redirect" title="Ukuleles">ukuleles</a>. The company has also made <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiple" title="Tiple">tiples</a>, as well as several models of <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">electric basses</a>, although none of these other instruments are still in production. </p><p>The company's headquarters and primary factory are situated in <a href="/wiki/Nazareth,_Pennsylvania" title="Nazareth, Pennsylvania">Nazareth, Pennsylvania</a>, located in the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a> region of the state. The original factory on North Street is listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> since 2018. This building no longer houses manufacturing, instead a luthier store called Guitar Maker's Connection. The current headquarters on Sycamore Street includes the Martin Guitar Museum, which features over 170 guitars made by the company over its history. Visitors can see pictures of famous guitar owners, try out and purchase guitars, or take a factory tour.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The range of instruments manufactured by Martin include <a href="/wiki/Steel-string_acoustic_guitar" title="Steel-string acoustic guitar">steel-string</a> and <a href="/wiki/Classical_guitar" title="Classical guitar">classical</a> <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic guitars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukuleles</a>. The company also manufactures instruments and strings in <a href="/wiki/Navojoa" title="Navojoa">Navojoa</a>, Mexico. It produces approximately 193 guitars per day. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Company_history">Company history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Company history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The company has been run by the Martin family throughout its history. Its executive chairman, C.F. 'Chris' Martin IV, is the great-great-great-grandson of the founder. The firm was the first to introduce many of the characteristic features of the modern flattop, steel-string acoustic guitar. Influential Martin innovations include the <a href="/wiki/Dreadnought_(guitar_type)" title="Dreadnought (guitar type)">Dreadnought</a> body style and scalloped bracing. </p><p> In June 2021, CFM IV retired as CEO. 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F. Martin in the early eras.</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Johann_Stauffer_Terz_Guitar_(c.1820-1830),_Vienna_Stauffer-style_guitar_by_C._F._Martin,_Sr._(1834-1835)_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_004_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Johann_Stauffer_Terz_Guitar_%28c.1820-1830%29%2C_Vienna_Stauffer-style_guitar_by_C._F._Martin%2C_Sr._%281834-1835%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_004_%28clip%29.jpg/120px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Johann_Stauffer_Terz_Guitar_%28c.1820-1830%29%2C_Vienna_Stauffer-style_guitar_by_C._F._Martin%2C_Sr._%281834-1835%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_004_%28clip%29.jpg/180px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Johann_Stauffer_Terz_Guitar_%28c.1820-1830%29%2C_Vienna_Stauffer-style_guitar_by_C._F._Martin%2C_Sr._%281834-1835%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_004_%28clip%29.jpg/240px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2112" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><b><a href="/wiki/Vienna" title="Vienna">Vienna</a> era</b>:<br /><div style="line-height:2.3ex;"><a href="/wiki/Johann_Georg_Stauffer" title="Johann Georg Stauffer">Johann Georg Stauffer</a> Terz Guitar (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1820–30</span>), and Vienna Stauffer-<br />style guitar by C.F. Martin (1834–35)</div></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stauffer_Style_Guitar_(1834)_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_(c.1835-1839)_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg/120px-Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg/180px-Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg/240px-Stauffer_Style_Guitar_%281834%29_Christian_Frederick_Martin_-_Martin_and_Coupa_Guitar_%28c.1835-1839%29_neck_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="4752" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a> era</b>:<br /><div style="line-height:2.3ex;">Stauffer-style guitar (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1834</span>), made in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a></div></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_(c.1845),_Martin_Style_3-17_(1859)_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg/120px-C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg/180px-C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg/240px-C._F._Martin_Spanish-style_guitar_%28c.1845%29%2C_Martin_Style_3-17_%281859%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_011_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2024" data-file-height="3036" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><b><a href="/wiki/Nazareth,_Pennsylvania" title="Nazareth, Pennsylvania">Nazareth</a> era</b>:<br /><div style="line-height:2.3ex;">Spanish-style guitar (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1845</span>), and <br />Style 3-17 (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1859</span>)</div></div></div></div></div></div> <p>C. F. Martin was born in 1796 in <a href="/wiki/Markneukirchen" title="Markneukirchen">Markneukirchen</a>, a small town in Germany historically famous for building musical instruments. He came from a long line of cabinet makers and <a href="/wiki/Woodworkers" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodworkers">woodworkers</a>. His father, Johann Georg Martin, also built guitars. By the age of 15, according to the book "Martin Guitars: A History" by Mike Longworth, C. F. Martin apprenticed to <a href="/wiki/Johann_Georg_Stauffer" title="Johann Georg Stauffer">Johann Georg Stauffer</a>, a well-known guitar maker in <a href="/wiki/Vienna,_Austria" class="mw-redirect" title="Vienna, Austria">Vienna, Austria</a>. Martin returned to his hometown after completing training and opened his own guitar-making shop. However, he soon became embroiled in a controversy between two <a href="/wiki/Guild" title="Guild">guilds</a>. </p><p>In the early 1800s, European <a href="/wiki/Artisan" title="Artisan">craftsmen</a> still operated under the <a href="/wiki/Guild" title="Guild">guild</a> system. The guitar (in its modern form) was a relatively new instrument, and most guitar makers were members of the Cabinet Makers' Guild. However, the Violin Makers' Guild claimed exclusive rights to manufacture musical instruments. The Violin Makers' Guild filed appeals on three occasions—the first in 1806—to prevent cabinet makers from producing guitars. Johann Martin is mentioned in a surviving submission dated 1832. </p><p>Although the cabinet makers successfully defended their right to build guitars, C. F. Martin believed that the guild system was too restrictive and moved to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> in 1833. By 1838, he moved his business to <a href="/wiki/Nazareth,_Pennsylvania" title="Nazareth, Pennsylvania">Nazareth, Pennsylvania</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Company">Company</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Company"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_(July_1842),_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label,_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg/220px-Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg/330px-Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg/440px-Earliest_X-braced_Guitar_%28July_1842%29%2C_Martin_%26_Schatz_Label%2C_for_Delores_Nevares_de_Go%C3%B1i_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4752" data-file-height="3168" /></a><figcaption>Earliest X-bracing on size 1 guitar by Martin & Schatz (July 1842)</figcaption></figure> <p>The Martin company is generally credited with developing the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bracing_styles_for_steel-string_acoustic_guitars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bracing styles for steel-string acoustic guitars (page does not exist)">X-bracing</a> system during the 1850s<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> (possibly July 1842) although C. F. Martin did not apply for a patent on the new bracing system. During the 1850s, X-bracing was used by several makers, all of whom were German immigrants who were known to each other, and according to historian Philip Gura there is no evidence that C. F. Martin invented the system.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Martin company was the first to use X-bracing on a large scale, however. </p><p>From the 1860s on, <a href="/wiki/Fan_bracing" class="mw-redirect" title="Fan bracing">fan bracing</a> became standard in Europe. Martin and other American builders including <a href="/wiki/Washburn_Guitars" title="Washburn Guitars">Washburn</a> and others since forgotten (Schmidt & Maul, Stumcke, Tilton) used X-bracing instead.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While some consider the sound of X-bracing less delicate sounding in guitars strung with gut strings, this bracing method helped prepare the American guitar for steel strings, which emerged in the first quarter of the 20th century. Martin's tinkering did not stop at X-bracing. From his cabinet-making heritage, he carried over the dovetail joint to connect the neck of the guitar to its body. Some feel that this new technique contributed to the propagation of tone transmission from the guitar neck into the body.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The growing popularity of the guitar in the early 1900s led to a demand for louder and more percussive guitars. In response, many companies began to use metal strings instead of the traditional <a href="/wiki/Catgut" title="Catgut">catgut</a>. These became known as steel-string guitars. By 1921, Martin had focused production towards steel-string guitars. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:159px;max-width:159px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:157px;max-width:157px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand,_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_(c.1930)_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg/155px-Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg/233px-Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg/310px-Tiny_Tim%27s_Last_Stand%2C_C._F._Martin_Soprano_%220%22_Ukulele_with_Case_%28c.1930%29_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_032_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3955" data-file-height="2966" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div style="line-height:2.3ex;">Martin Soprano Ukulele Style 0, <span style="font-stretch:condensed;">played by <a href="/wiki/Tiny_Tim_(musician)" title="Tiny Tim (musician)">Tiny Tim</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:157px;max-width:157px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_Soprano_Ukulele,_Style_1_(1950-1960),_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg/155px-Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg/233px-Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg/310px-Martin_Soprano_Ukulele%2C_Style_1_%281950-1960%29%2C_Museum_of_Making_Music.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="1011" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div style="line-height:2.3ex;">Martin Soprano Ukulele Style 1 (1950-1960)</div></div></div></div></div></div> <div style="float:right;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg/170px-C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg/255px-C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg/340px-C.F.Martin_Tour-14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3128" data-file-height="4171" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">Mandolins</a>.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>The company's reputation and output continued to grow. Forays into <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a> making in the late 1890s and <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukulele</a> making in the 1920s greatly contributed to their expansion, and by 1928 they were making over 5,000 instruments per year. The ukulele was responsible for keeping the company profitable in the 1920s.<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company remained family-owned and employed a relatively small number of highly trained craftsmen making instruments primarily by hand. By the early 1960s Martin guitars were back-ordered by as much as three years due to limited production capacity. In 1964, Martin opened a new plant that is still the primary Martin production facility. </p><p>One of the consistent policies of the company was to not engage in endorsement deals. At the same time, they offered a 20% discount as a courtesy to professional musicians. They would also offer to customize instruments with inlays of names for the performers.<sup id="cite_ref-Martin_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Great_Depression">The Great Depression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The Great Depression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> in 1929 drastically affected Martin's sales. The company came up with two innovations to help regain business. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:130px;max-width:130px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:191px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin-00-28-1907.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin-00-28-1907.jpg/128px-Martin-00-28-1907.jpg" decoding="async" width="128" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin-00-28-1907.jpg/192px-Martin-00-28-1907.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Martin-00-28-1907.jpg/256px-Martin-00-28-1907.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">An example of original 12-fret joint shortscale model: 00-28 nylon string guitar (1907)</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:158px;max-width:158px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:191px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg/156px-1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg" decoding="async" width="156" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg/234px-1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg/312px-1932_Martin_0-18_T_Sunburst_Tenor_Guitar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Martin 0-18T tenor guitar with modified 0-size body, 14-fret joint neck (1933), was a successor of "Carl Fischer Model" (1927–1930)</div></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="14_fret_orchestra_model">14 fret orchestra model</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 14 fret orchestra model"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of these was the 14-<a href="/wiki/Fret" title="Fret">fret</a> <a href="/wiki/Guitar#Neck" title="Guitar">neck</a>, which allowed easier access to higher <a href="/wiki/Musical_note" title="Musical note">notes</a>. Most guitars of the day, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Gibson_L-5" title="Gibson L-5">Gibson's L-5 archtop jazz guitars</a>, had necks joined at the 12th fret, half the scale length of the string. Martin intended it to appeal to plectrum banjo players interested in switching to guitar for increased work opportunities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This was in response to specific requests from tenor players including Al Esposito, the manager of the Carl Fischer store in New York City. The "Carl Fischer Model" tenors were soon renamed 0-18T.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Martin altered the shape of its 0-size guitar body to accommodate 14 frets, the first time Martin changed one of their original body shapes to accommodate a longer neck with more frets clear of the body. </p><p>It was also during this time that Perry Bechtel, a well-known banjo player and guitar teacher from Cable Piano in Atlanta, requested that Martin build a guitar with a 15-fret neck-to-body join.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In keeping with Bechtel's request, Martin modified the shape of their 12-fret 000-size instrument, lowering the waist and giving the upper bout more acute curves to cause the neck joint to fall at the 14th fret rather than the 12th. Fourteen-fret guitars were designed to play with a pick and replace banjos in jazz orchestras. Thus Martin named its first 14-fret, 000-shape guitar the Orchestra Model (OM). Martin applied this term to all 14-fret instruments in its catalogs by the mid- to late-1930s. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:166px;max-width:166px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:213px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art,_New_York,_NY_(fixed_perspective).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg/164px-C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg/246px-C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg/328px-C._F._Martin_000-42_guitar_-_Met_Museum_of_Art%2C_New_York%2C_NY_%28fixed_perspective%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="5055" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">000-42 with OM body, 14-fret joint shortscale</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:213px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_(2015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/120px-C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/180px-C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/240px-C._F._Martin_OM-18_Authentic_1933_%282015-01-17_13.37.28_by_sbaimo%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="5376" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">OM-18 with modified 000 body and 14-fret joint longscale neck (reissue of 1933 model)</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Original Martin OMs from approximately 1929 to 1931 are extremely rare and sell for high prices. Many guitarists believe that the OM—a combination of Martin's modified 14-fret 000 body shape, long scale (25.4") neck, solid headstock, 1-3/4" nut width, 4-1/8" maximum depth at the endwedge, and 2-3/8" string spread at the bridge—offers the most versatile combination of features available in a steel-string acoustic guitar. Many contemporary guitar makers (including many small shops and hand-builders) design instruments on the OM pattern.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The change in body shape and longer neck became so popular that Martin made the 14-fret neck standard on almost all of its guitars and the rest of the guitar industry soon followed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Classical guitars, which were evolving on their own track largely among European builders, retained the 12-fret neck design. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dreadnought">Dreadnought</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Dreadnought"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Martin's second major innovation of the period 1915–1930 was the <a href="/wiki/Dreadnought_(guitar_type)" title="Dreadnought (guitar type)">dreadnought guitar</a>. Originally devised in 1916 as a collaboration between Martin and a prominent retailer, the Oliver Ditson Co., the dreadnought body style was larger and deeper than most guitars. In 1906, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> launched a <a href="/wiki/Battleship" title="Battleship">battleship</a> that was considerably larger than any before it. From the idea that a ship that big had nothing to fear (nought to dread), it was christened <a href="/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)" title="HMS Dreadnought (1906)">HMS <i>Dreadnought</i></a>. Martin borrowed this name for their new, large guitar. The greater volume and louder <a href="/wiki/Bass_(sound)" title="Bass (sound)">bass</a> produced by this expansion in size was intended to make the guitar more useful as an <a href="/wiki/Accompaniment" title="Accompaniment">accompaniment</a> instrument for singers working with the limited sound equipment of the day. Initial models produced for Ditson were fan-braced, and the instruments were poorly received.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:178px;max-width:178px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:7px;max-width:7px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="3" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:167px;max-width:167px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg/165px-C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg/248px-C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg/330px-C._F._Martin_Archtop_guitars_%26_Mandolins_-_C.F._Martin_Guitar_Factory_2012-08-06_-_026.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3168" data-file-height="4752" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><span class="nowrap">Archtop guitars and mandolins</span> during the 1930s–40s.</div></div></div></div> <p>In 1931, Martin reintroduced the dreadnought with X-bracing and two years later gave it a modified body shape to accommodate a 14-fret neck, and it quickly became their bestselling guitar. The rest of the industry soon followed,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and the "dreadnought" size and shape became one of the "standard" acoustic guitar shapes, iconic for its use in a wide variety of musical genres. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Archtop">Archtop</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Archtop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Martin also developed a line of <a href="/wiki/Archtop_guitar" title="Archtop guitar">archtop instruments</a> during the 1930s. Their design differed from Gibson and other archtops in a variety of respects–the fingerboard was glued to the top, rather than a floating extension of the neck, and the backs and sides were flat rosewood plates pressed into an arch rather than the more common carved figured maple. Martin archtops were not commercially successful<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and were withdrawn after several years. In spite of this, during the 1960s, <a href="/wiki/David_Bromberg" title="David Bromberg">David Bromberg</a> had a Martin F-7 archtop converted to a flat-top guitar with exceptionally successful results, and as a result, Martin has issued a David Bromberg model based on this conversion (no longer in production). This and other conversions of Martin F-size guitars later became the basis for the Martin "M"-sized guitars (also known as the 0000 size). The original production models of this size in the 1970s were the M-36 and the M-38. After a hiatus, the M-36 is once again in regular production. </p><p>During this time, Martin also continued to make <a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukuleles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tiple" title="Tiple">tiples</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolins</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1960s">The 1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C.F.Martin_Factory38_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg/220px-C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg/330px-C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg/440px-C.F.Martin_Factory38_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">X-bracing with scalloped (left) and non-scalloped (right) braces</div></div></div></div></div> <p>During the late 1960s, Martin manufactured <a href="/wiki/Hollow-body" class="mw-redirect" title="Hollow-body">hollow-body</a> electric guitars similar to those manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsch</a>. Martin's <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a> were not popular and the company has since produced only acoustics. They also reinstated the famous <a href="/wiki/Martin_D-45" title="Martin D-45">D-45</a> in 1968. </p><p>During the 1960s, many musicians, including <a href="/wiki/Clarence_White" title="Clarence White">Clarence White</a> and Eric Thompson preferred Martin guitars built before <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> to more recent guitars of the same model. The prewar guitars had a different internal bracing pattern consisting of scalloped braces (the later ones were tapered rather than scalloped), with the x-brace forward-shifted to about an inch of the soundhole, producing better resonance, and tops made from Adirondack red spruce rather than Sitka spruce. After 1969, the rosewood components, including the backs and sides of some models, were changed from Brazilian rosewood to Indian rosewood, due to restrictions on the sale of Brazilian rosewood. The <a href="/wiki/Martin_D-28" title="Martin D-28">D-28s</a> and D-35s (introduced in the mid-1960s to make use of the more narrow pieces of wood, by using a three-piece back design) are now very sought-after on the vintage guitar market, fetching sums in the neighborhood of $50,000–$60,000. The same models from the early 1970s, with Indian Rosewood backs and sides, generally sell for less than $2,500. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerycaption">Martin Dreadnought size guitars</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin D-28"><img alt="Martin D-28" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/63px-Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg" decoding="async" width="63" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/95px-Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/127px-Martin_D28_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin D-28</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Martin_HD28.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin HD-28"><img alt="Martin HD-28" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Martin_HD28.jpg/63px-Martin_HD28.jpg" decoding="async" width="63" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Martin_HD28.jpg/95px-Martin_HD28.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Martin_HD28.jpg/127px-Martin_HD28.jpg 2x" data-file-width="831" data-file-height="2087" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin HD-28</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_D-41_(with_a_string-envelope)_(2014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin D-41"><img alt="Martin D-41" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/90px-C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/135px-C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg/180px-C._F._Martin_D-41_%28with_a_string-envelope%29_%282014-12-09_21.59.04_by_sbaimo%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin D-41</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_(Johnny_Cash_Museum,_Nashville,_TN).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin D-42 Johnny Cash Signature"><img alt="Martin D-42 Johnny Cash Signature" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg/63px-Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="63" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg/95px-Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg/126px-Johnny_Cash._1997_Johnny_Cash_Signature_Martin_D-42_%28Johnny_Cash_Museum%2C_Nashville%2C_TN%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1759" data-file-height="4442" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin D-42 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> Signature</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin D-45"><img alt="Martin D-45" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg/120px-C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg/180px-C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg/240px-C.F.Martin_Tour-05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin D-45</div> </li> </ul> <p>Martin domestically produced hollow-body electric guitars in the mid-'60s, the GT-70, and GT-75. About 700 of each were produced. The guitars looked like a cross between Gretsch and Guild hollow-body guitars. The guitars have a typical 60's jangly sound. DeArmond pickups were used.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The units had Kluson tuners and most had a machined aluminum bridge though some were made with wooden bridges. Single and double-cutaway models were produced. Black, red and burgundy colors were available. The guitars failed to make a significant cultural or commercial impact. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerycaption">Martin electric guitars after mid-1960s</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_GT-75_(1967)_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin GT-75 (1967)"><img alt="Martin GT-75 (1967)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg/67px-C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="67" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg/100px-C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg/133px-C._F._Martin_GT-75_%281967%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-19_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1254" data-file-height="3003" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin GT-75 (1967)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_EM-18_(1979)_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin EM-18 (1979)"><img alt="Martin EM-18 (1979)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg/61px-C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="61" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg/92px-C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg/123px-C._F._Martin_EM-18_%281979%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-23_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1456" data-file-height="3790" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin EM-18 (1979)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MartinEB18front-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin EB18 (1979)"><img alt="Martin EB18 (1979)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/MartinEB18front-2.jpg/49px-MartinEB18front-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="49" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/MartinEB18front-2.jpg/74px-MartinEB18front-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/MartinEB18front-2.jpg/99px-MartinEB18front-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="1736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin EB18 (1979)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_EB-28_(1983)_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin EB-28 (1983)"><img alt="Martin EB-28 (1983)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg/52px-C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg/78px-C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg/104px-C._F._Martin_EB-28_%281983%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-24_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1234" data-file-height="3799" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin EB-28 (1983)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_(2002-%3F)_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin ALternative XT (2002-)"><img alt="Martin ALternative XT (2002-)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg/67px-C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg" decoding="async" width="67" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg/101px-C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg/135px-C._F._Martin_ALternative_XT_%282002-%3F%29_-_Grand_Concert_Aluminum_Top_with_Bigsby_vibrato_tailpiece_%26_DiMarzio_Fast_Track_2_pickup_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-28.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1056" data-file-height="2502" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin ALternative XT (2002-)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 105px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 100px; height: 190px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar,_designed_by_Dale_Unger_(c.2004)_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_(clip).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin CF-1 (2004)"><img alt="Martin CF-1 (2004)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg/62px-C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="62" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg/93px-C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg/124px-C._F._Martin_CF-1_acoustic-electric_archtop_guitar%2C_designed_by_Dale_Unger_%28c.2004%29_-_C.F.Martin_Tour-22_%28clip%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="974" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Martin CF-1 (2004)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stinger_Guitars">Stinger Guitars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Stinger Guitars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:159px;max-width:159px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg/157px-Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg" decoding="async" width="157" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg/236px-Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg/314px-Stinger_guitar_headstock.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1643" data-file-height="937" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Stinger SWG (1985–1996) <span class="nowrap">headstock (⇑)</span> and <span class="nowrap">entire body (⇒)</span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:39px;max-width:39px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg/37px-Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg" decoding="async" width="37" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg/56px-Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg/74px-Stinger_SWG_guitar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="641" data-file-height="1569" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div> <p>From 1985 to 1996 Martin produced a line of solid body electric guitars and basses under the brand name Stinger. These were modeled after Fender guitars and were made in Korea. The guitars were shipped to the Martin factory where they were inspected and given a final setup before being sent on to the distributors.<sup id="cite_ref-vg_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vg-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-gs_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gs-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_events">Recent events</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Recent events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/170px-C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="312" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/255px-C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg/340px-C.F._Martin_000-28EC_Eric_Clapton_model_Acoustic_Guitar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1848" data-file-height="3392" /></a><figcaption><span class="nowrap">C.F. Martin 000-28EC</span> <br /><a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> model</figcaption></figure> <p>Martin opened its "Custom Shop" division in 1979. Martin built its 500,000th guitar in 1990, and in 2004 they built their millionth guitar. This guitar is entirely hand-crafted and features more than 40 inlaid rubies and diamonds. It is worth an estimated $1 million. As of 2007, Martin employed 600 people. </p><p>In October 2009, a Martin D-28 that was played by <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> in his last concert was purchased at auction for $106,200.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an effort to attract customers from the growing mid-level guitar market Martin introduced their first guitar constructed with laminated wood in 1993 with the D1 series that had laminated wood sides and a solid wood back. Since then they have also introduced an even less expensive DX series using printable <a href="/wiki/Decorative_laminate#High-pressure_laminate_(HPL)" title="Decorative laminate">HPL (high pressure laminates)</a> as well as laminated "durabond" necks and yet maintain high tonal quality, built at their own factory in Mexico. </p><p>In January 2018, Martin announced it would release a D-45 <a href="/wiki/John_Mayer" title="John Mayer">John Mayer</a> signature model. The model was unveiled on the winter <a href="/wiki/NAMM_Show" title="NAMM Show">NAMM Show</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In support of the imprisoned <a href="/wiki/Kurds_in_Turkey" title="Kurds in Turkey">Kurdish</a> singer <a href="/wiki/N%C3%BBdem_Durak" title="Nûdem Durak">Nûdem Durak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Waters" title="Roger Waters">Roger Waters</a> sent her his black Martin guitar he had played during the <a href="/wiki/Us_%2B_Them_Tour" title="Us + Them Tour">Us + Them Tour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 21, 2020, the 1959 Martin D-18 E, modified to be plugged into an amplifier and played by <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Cobain" title="Kurt Cobain">Kurt Cobain</a> during Nirvana's 1993 <i>MTV Unplugged</i> appearance, sold at auction for $6,010,000 a record sale price for any guitar.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 1, 2020, a D-18 owned and used by <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a> from December 1954 to May 1955, sold at an auction by Gottahaverockandroll for US$1,320,000, the highest price ever paid for a non modified acoustic guitar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martin_ambassador">Martin ambassador</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Martin ambassador"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018 Martin hired <a href="/wiki/Greg_Koch_(musician)" title="Greg Koch (musician)">Greg Koch</a> as a Martin guitar ambassador. Koch now does clinics demonstrating Martin guitar models.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_museums" title="List of music museums">List of music museums</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._F._Martin_%26_Company&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Acoustic Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia</i>. New York: Chartwell Books. 2011. pp. <span class="nowrap">196–</span>221. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7858-3571-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7858-3571-4"><bdi>978-0-7858-3571-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Acoustic+Guitars%3A+The+Illustrated+Encyclopedia&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E196-%3C%2Fspan%3E221&rft.pub=Chartwell+Books&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-7858-3571-4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AC.+F.+Martin+%26+Company" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDenyerGuillory,_IsaacCrawford,_Alastair_M.1982" class="citation book cs1">Denyer, Ralph; Guillory, Isaac; Crawford, Alastair M. (1982). <i>The guitar handbook</i>. 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Martin & Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lorenz_(musicologist)" title="Michael Lorenz (musicologist)">Michael Lorenz</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://michaelorenz.blogspot.co.at/2014/03/stauffer-miscellanea.html">"Stauffer Miscellanea"</a>, Vienna 2014</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/chris-f-martin">Chris F. 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American Guitars">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caparison_Guitars" title="Caparison Guitars">Caparison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chapman_Guitars" title="Chapman Guitars">Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charvel" title="Charvel">Charvel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C.R._Alsip_Guitars" title="C.R. Alsip Guitars">C.R. Alsip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Alegria" title="D'Alegria">D'Alegria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Guitars" title="Diamond Guitars">Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duesenberg_Guitars" title="Duesenberg Guitars">Duesenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_Guitars" title="Eastwood Guitars">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_Guitar_Company" title="Electrical Guitar Company">Electrical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESP_Guitars" title="ESP Guitars">ESP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fano_Guitars" title="Fano Guitars">Fano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernandes_Guitars" title="Fernandes Guitars">Fernandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flaxwood_Guitars" title="Flaxwood Guitars">Flaxwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FujiGen" class="mw-redirect" title="FujiGen">FGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%26L_Musical_Instruments" title="G&L Musical Instruments">G&L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon-Smith_Guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordon-Smith Guitars">Gordon-Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyatone" title="Guyatone">Guyatone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamer_Guitars" title="Hamer Guitars">Hamer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heritage_Guitars" title="Heritage Guitars">Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italia_Guitars" title="Italia Guitars">Italia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Guitars" title="Jackson Guitars">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Tyler_Guitars" title="James Tyler Guitars">James Tyler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolana_(guitar_brand)" title="Jolana (guitar brand)">Jolana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Kent Guitars">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiesel_Guitars" title="Kiesel Guitars">Kiesel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koll_Guitar_Company" title="Koll Guitar Company">Koll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kramer_Guitars" title="Kramer Guitars">Kramer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lado_Guitars" title="Lado Guitars">Lado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindert_Guitars" title="Lindert Guitars">Lindert</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_6_(company)" title="Line 6 (company)">Line 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lotus_(guitar)" title="Lotus (guitar)">Lotus</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsumoku" title="Matsumoku">Matsumoku</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayones_Guitars_%26_Basses" title="Mayones Guitars & Basses">Mayones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micro-Frets" title="Micro-Frets">Micro-Frets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moniker_Guitars" title="Moniker Guitars">Moniker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MotorAve" title="MotorAve">Motor Ave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosrite" title="Mosrite">Roman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Man_(company)" title="Music Man (company)">Music Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Guitars" title="Parker Guitars">Parker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverend_Musical_Instruments" title="Reverend Musical Instruments">Reverend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Guitars" title="Robin Guitars">Robin</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruokangas_Guitars" title="Ruokangas Guitars">Ruokangas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadowsky" title="Sadowsky">Sadowsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samick" title="Samick">Samick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shergold" title="Shergold">Shergold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squier" title="Squier">Squier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinberger" title="Steinberger">Steinberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhr_Guitars" title="Suhr Guitars">Suhr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supro" title="Supro">Supro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teisco" title="Teisco">Teisco</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TYM_Guitars" title="TYM Guitars">TYM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_Arts_Guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Valley Arts Guitar">Valley Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigier_Guitars" title="Vigier Guitars">Vigier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westone_(guitars)" title="Westone (guitars)">Westone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Acoustic<br />and electric</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antoria" title="Antoria">Antoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aria_(guitar_company)" title="Aria (guitar company)">Aria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.C._Rich" title="B.C. Rich">B.C. Rich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collings_Guitars" title="Collings Guitars">Collings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cort_Guitars" title="Cort Guitars">Cort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelico_Guitars" title="D'Angelico Guitars">D'Angelico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danelectro" title="Danelectro">Danelectro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Rock_Girl_Guitars" title="Daisy Rock Girl Guitars">Daisy Rock Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Turser" title="Jay Turser">Jay Turser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eko_guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Eko guitars">Eko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Guitars" title="Farida Guitars">Farida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fender_(company)" title="Fender (company)">Fender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garrison_Guitars" title="Garrison Guitars">Garrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giannini_(guitar_company)" title="Giannini (guitar company)">Giannini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godin_(guitar_manufacturer)" title="Godin (guitar manufacturer)">Godin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greco_guitars" title="Greco guitars">Greco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagstr%C3%B6m" title="Hagström">Hagström</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Kay Musical Instrument Company">Kay</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klira" title="Klira">Klira</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larriv%C3%A9e_(guitar_company)" title="Larrivée (guitar company)">Larrivée</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maton" title="Maton">Maton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kelly_Guitars" title="Michael Kelly Guitars">Michael Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orville_by_Gibson" title="Orville by Gibson">Orville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penco_Guitars" title="Penco Guitars">Penco</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research" title="Schecter Guitar Research">Schecter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagima" title="Tagima">Tagima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Guitars" title="Taylor Guitars">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Gakki" title="Tōkai Gakki">Tokai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Anderson_Guitarworks" title="Tom Anderson Guitarworks">Tom Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonante" title="Tonante">Tonante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valco" title="Valco">Valco</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li>Vester <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vintage_Guitars" title="Vintage Guitars">Vintage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washburn_Guitars" title="Washburn Guitars">Washburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_(guitars)" title="Westfield (guitars)">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamaha_Corporation" title="Yamaha Corporation">Yamaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zemaitis_Guitars" title="Zemaitis Guitars">Zemaitis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other strings<br /> instruments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">Banjos</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deering_Banjo_Company" title="Deering Banjo Company">Deering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Vecchio_(guitar_maker)" title="Del Vecchio (guitar maker)">Del Vecchio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recording_King" title="Recording King">Recording King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonante" title="Tonante">Tonante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">Basses</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alembic_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Alembic Inc">Alembic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antoria" title="Antoria">Antoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_Guitars" title="Blade Guitars">Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cort_Guitars" title="Cort Guitars">Cort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Rock_Girl_Guitars" title="Daisy Rock Girl Guitars">Daisy Rock Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelico_Guitars" title="D'Angelico Guitars">D'Angelico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danelectro" title="Danelectro">Danelectro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duesenberg_Guitars" title="Duesenberg Guitars">Duesenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_Guitars" title="Eastwood Guitars">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farida_Guitars" title="Farida Guitars">Farida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fender_(company)" title="Fender (company)">Fender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%26L_Musical_Instruments" title="G&L Musical Instruments">G&L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyatone" title="Guyatone">Guyatone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italia_Guitars" title="Italia Guitars">Italia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jolana_(guitar_brand)" title="Jolana (guitar brand)">Jolana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tobias_Design" title="Michael Tobias Design">Michael Tobias</a> ‎</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modulus_Guitars" title="Modulus Guitars">Modulus Graphite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Man_(company)" title="Music Man (company)">Music Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Guitars" title="Parker Guitars">Parker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reverend_Musical_Instruments" title="Reverend Musical Instruments">Reverend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker" title="Rickenbacker">Rickenbacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadowsky" title="Sadowsky">Sadowsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research" title="Schecter Guitar Research">Schecter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shergold" title="Shergold">Shergold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steinberger" title="Steinberger">Steinberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supro" title="Supro">Supro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Guitars" title="Tacoma Guitars">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagima" title="Tagima">Tagima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tobias_(bass_guitar_company)" title="Tobias (bass guitar company)">Tobias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Gakki" title="Tōkai Gakki">Tokai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vigier_Guitars" title="Vigier Guitars">Vigier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westfield_(guitars)" title="Westfield (guitars)">Westfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westone_(guitars)" title="Westone (guitars)">Westone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zon_Guitars" title="Zon Guitars">Zon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Harp_guitar" title="Harp guitar">Harp guitars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Martin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lute" title="Lute">Lutes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Levin_(guitar_company)" title="Levin (guitar company)">Levin</a> <small>(†)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">Mandolins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beltona_Resonator_Instruments" title="Beltona Resonator Instruments">Beltona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breedlove_Guitars" title="Breedlove Guitars">Breedlove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collings_Guitars" title="Collings Guitars">Collings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Vecchio_(guitar_maker)" title="Del Vecchio (guitar maker)">Del Vecchio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giannini_(guitar_company)" title="Giannini (guitar company)">Giannini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_(company)" title="Hora (company)">Hora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levin_(guitar_company)" title="Levin (guitar company)">Levin</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kelly_Guitars" title="Michael Kelly Guitars">Michael Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_String_Instrument_Corporation" title="National String Instrument Corporation">National</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regal_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Regal Musical Instrument Company">Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seagull_(company)" title="Seagull (company)">Seagull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Guitars" title="Tacoma Guitars">Tacoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Tenor_guitar" title="Tenor guitar">Tenor guitars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epiphone" title="Epiphone">Epiphone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gretsch" title="Gretsch">Gretsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guild_Guitar_Company" title="Guild Guitar Company">Guild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Kay Musical Instrument Company">Kay</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Reso-Phonic_Guitars" title="National Reso-Phonic Guitars">National Reso-Phonic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">Ukuleles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aria_(guitar_company)" title="Aria (guitar company)">Aria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltona_Resonator_Instruments" title="Beltona Resonator Instruments">Beltona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackbird_Guitars" title="Blackbird Guitars">Blackbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breedlove_Guitars" title="Breedlove Guitars">Breedlove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Angelico_Guitars" title="D'Angelico Guitars">D'Angelico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Rock_Girl_Guitars" title="Daisy Rock Girl Guitars">Daisy Rock Girl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Guitars" title="Dean Guitars">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freshman_Guitars" title="Freshman Guitars">Freshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Company" title="Harmony Company">Harmony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H%C3%B6fner" title="Höfner">Höfner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hora_(company)" title="Hora (company)">Hora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichty_Guitars" title="Lichty Guitars">Lichty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Guitars" title="Luna Guitars">Luna</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maton" title="Maton">Maton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_String_Instrument_Corporation" title="National String Instrument Corporation">National</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ovation_Guitar_Company" title="Ovation Guitar Company">Ovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt_Inc." title="Oscar Schmidt Inc.">Oscar Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Guitars" title="Parker Guitars">Parker</a> <small>(†)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petros_Guitars" title="Petros Guitars">Petros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regal_Musical_Instrument_Company" title="Regal Musical Instrument Company">Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seagull_(company)" title="Seagull (company)">Seagull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sigma_Guitars" title="Sigma Guitars">Sigma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silvertone_(brand)" title="Silvertone (brand)">Silvertone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagg_Music" title="Stagg Music">Stagg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki_Musical_Instrument_Corporation" title="Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation">Suzuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanglewood_Guitars" title="Tanglewood Guitars">Tanglewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymann_guitars" title="Weymann guitars">Weymann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup><small>(1)</small></sup> Include <a href="/wiki/Classical_guitar" title="Classical guitar">classical</a> and <a 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