Here is the story behind the renowned C. F. Martin & Co., the American guitar maker that has built some of the finest acoustic guitars in the world for almost two centuries. This book details virtually every Martin guitar produced right up to the present, including 2004Â’s one-millionth guitar. More than 100 color photos show Martin's designs, which have heavily influenced acoustic guitar manufacturers.
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Walter Carter is the former historian for Gibson Guitar Corporation and the author of ten books on guitars, including Gibson Guitars: 100 Years of an American Icon and Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he has also written a how-to for co-writing songs and a biography of the Oak Ridge Boys.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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A short history of Martin guitars.,
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This book is an excellent story of the Martin family and how they came to be guitar manufacturers for the past 133 years. It gives you a brief history of the family and the many guitar styles that have been produced through the years. The book also touches briefly on the history of guitar playing in the United States and how the Martin family rose to meet the challenges of the era of the banjo and the mandolin. The book also contains many fine photographs illustrating the Martin line from the beginning until the mid 1990's (when the book was written). The second half of the book is a reference section that lists each Martin guitar style and gives information on how to date particular instruments. This is valuable, especially for collectors since on the early instruments only the cases were labeled and not the guitars themselves. All in all I found the book interesting. My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is since the book was published in 1995 Martin has come out with many special run guitars. Unfortunately they're not covered in this book. If you have even a passing interest in Martin guitars you'll find this book interesting.
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Nice book, but I prefer the previous edition,
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I already had the 1995 edition and was very curious to this 2006 update since a lot has happened at CF Martin.
The front cover states 'new pictures and revised text' and that is true. But they also changed the format, layout and paper quality. And so it has lost all the magic of the 1995 version. That one had very nice fold out pictures, was very easy to read because of font types and color, and had those body size sketches and charts and style charts. If you haven't seen the 1995 edition you will probably like the 2005 edition. But for me the 2005 edition has become a book as many others already available.
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Well written book on Martin Guitars,
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This book starts at the beginning tracing the evolution of the Martin family business and the instruments they produced. It is well written with photo illustrations. I have never owned a Martin guitar, but enjoyed reading about this long lasting American company.
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rosewood outer layer, white bridgepins, soundhole ring, pearl top borders, aging toner, herringbone backstripe, ivoroid outer layer, tortoiseshell pickguard, herringbone top, ebony headplate, hexagonal inlays, horizontal inlays, gold tuners, ivory outer layer, rosewood hack, unbound ebony fingerboard, plectrum neck, chrome tuners, tenor neck, scalloped braces, flush frets, rosewood body, snowflake inlay, grained ivoroid binding, pickguard optional Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chris Martin, New York, Frank Henry, Dick Boak, Mike Longworth, World War, Frank Martin, Gene Autry, Custom Shop, Kingston Trio, Perry Bechtel, Pres Rishaw, Tom Paxton, David Bromberg, Fred Martin, Cherry Hill, Guitar of the Month, Matt Umanov, Nick Reynolds, Orville Gibson, Stephen Stills, Blue Grass Boys, Bob Johnson, John Coupa, Los Angeles New!
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