There have been periods of enhanced popularity where Martin guitars have enjoyed more of the spotlight – the ‘singing cowboy’ boom of the 1930s, the folk and protest movement of the late 50s and the ‘unplugged’ craze of the 90s, to name a few – but there have also been lengthy periods of time when the electric has eclipsed its flat-top sibling in popular consciousness.
While rivals have come and gone over the decades, the company founded by German immigrant Christian Friedrich (later Anglicised to Frederick) Martin in 1833 has endured – adapting to new circumstances along the way to ensure that Martin guitars remain a constant presence on stages all over the world.
For very nearly two centuries now, CF Martin & Co, a family-owned company from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, has been the world’s preeminent acoustic guitar maker – a reassuring presence in an ever-changing musical world.
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