Whenever Christian F. Martin IV hears a Martin guitar, whether it’s the timeworn piece Willie Nelson’s nearly strummed a hole ...
The annual NAMM Show, an extravaganza of musical products that opened its four-day 2017 edition on Thursday, serves up two primary draws for the thousands of industry insiders who flock to Anaheim ...
When C. F. Martin Sr. arrived in New York in 1833 and set up his first shop on Hudson Street at what is now the mouth of the Holland Tunnel, he incorporated this philosophy into his life: Non Multa ...
C.F. Martin & Co. and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran are teaming up for the second time to create another Signature Artist Edition guitar from the Martin Custom Shop, the Ed Sheeran X ...
While the instrument itself continued to evolve over the years, these quintessential components remained constant. “I think the issue back in my great, great, great grandfather’s day was just getting ...
Next year, guitar manufacturer C.F. Martin Co., based in the Lehigh Valley, marks the 100th anniversary of its "Dreadnought" model. When it was introduced, the instrument seemed odd; it was much ...
You've probably witnessed this at least once in your life: a musician is tearing through a song when, suddenly, the string breaks. If that was at a big stadium arena rock show, what happened next was ...
For The New York Times for Kids, the photographer Christopher Payne visited the Martin Guitars factory to see how humans and machines make music. Credit... Supported by Photographs by Christopher ...
A Martin is a Martin is a Martin. The world-renowned guitar manufacturer based in Upper Nazareth Township on Thursday announced victory in its fight against cheap knockoffs from China. C.F. Martin & ...
When the 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic guitar that Kurt Cobain played at Nirvana’s legendary MTV Unplugged performance went up for auction this week, Martin J. Nolan, the executive director/chief ...