April 4, 2019April 4, 2019Martin Guitars 1836 Martin Guitar (Type 4 Label with No Serial Number) This guitar has a rarely seen Type 4 label, I have been able to confirm only one other example. The type 4 […]
April 3, 2019April 4, 2019Martin Guitars 1836 Martin & Schatz Amadill Guitar (Type 3 Label) An early Martin ledger book contains an entry for an “Amadill” guitar sold on August 8, 1836. I have not been able […]
March 3, 2019March 6, 2019Martin Guitars 1835-1836 Martin & Schatz Guitar C. F. Martin Sr. and Henry Schatz had been employed together at Stauffer in Vienna in the 1820s. Schatz left for America […]