As known by many collectors and dealers, Martin allowed employees to make a guitar or other instrument for their own use using the company’s wood supply and machinery. The employee were allowed to buy the wood, tuners and other supplies at cost but were not to put a Martin stamp or decal on the instrument. […]
Only one batch of OM-28 guitars was made in 1933 and here is example. It is the 6th last OM-28 made. Serial number 54566 was stamped on October 18, 1933, was out of the finish shop by January 26, 1934 and cleared final inspection on March 21, 1934. (The previous batch was stamped on October […]
This 19th century Martin guitar is more than a little interesting. A Martin 2-40 guitar is a very scarce model. A total of only thirteen were made between 1863 and 1883. The ledger books are missing from 1884 to 1898 but it is known four were ordered by C. A. Zoebisch & Sons between 1892 […]
Serial number 75371 is an “ordinary” 1940 Martin D-28 but comes with an extraordinary provenance! The guitar was stamped on June 21, 1940 and cleared final inspection on October 22 that year. If, as mentioned below Blue Sky Boys were based in Atlanta then this might be the D-28 that was ordered by Cable Piano […]