SKU: HL.142754
A Scrapbook of
Treasures from the
World's Foremost Acoustic
Guitar Maker. Book.
Guitar Reference.
Hardcover. 104 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.142754).
ISBN
9781495013041. UPC:
888680050450.
12.0x9.0x1.121
inches.
The Martin
Archives is a unique
inside look into C.F.
Martin & Co.'s reign
as America's oldest and
most revered guitarmaker
- viewed through a
selection of images,
correspondence,
documents, and reproduced
artifacts chosen from
some 700,000 items the
company has amassed over
nearly two centuries.
Many of these have lain
unseen in the Martins'
attic or vault for
generations. From the
concert halls of the
pre-Civil War United
States to the Grand Ole
Opry stage to Woodstock,
Coachella, and beyond,
Martin's instruments have
been on hand to give
voice to the human
spirit. The Martin
Archives offers insights
into those instruments
and the persons who made
them, as well as the
times the Martins lived
through. While some
guitarmakers predate the
advent of the business
computer, Martin predates
the typewriter, electric
lights, and even the
steam locomotive, and its
archives reveal what an
interesting ride that's
been. In addition to all
that is on its pages, The
Martin Archives also
contains pockets with
reproductions of
illuminating bits of its
history, including old
company records, letters
from stars such as Gene
Autry and Jimmie Rodgers,
the purchase order for
the first D-45 guitar, a
handwritten history of
the company on its 100th
birthday by Frank Henry
Martin, and other
palpable delights.
Jimmie Rodgers
