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1839 Martin Guitar, Serial Number 1293

Posted on June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

This guitar was made in May 1839 and may well be the last guitar made by C. F. Martin Sr. in New York. The guitar contains a type 5 Martin label AND a Ludecus & Wolter label. Martin used the type 5 label in two periods, from April 1837 to April 1838 and again from […]

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1836 Martin Guitar (Type 4 Label with No Serial Number)

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

This guitar has a rarely seen Type 4 label, I have been able to confirm only one other example. The type 4 label was only used from about September 1836 to the end of March 1837 (the type 5 label came into use on April 1, 1837). The label in this guitar has no serial […]

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1836 Martin & Schatz Amadill Guitar (Type 3 Label)

Posted on April 3, 2019April 4, 2019

An early Martin ledger book contains an entry for an “Amadill” guitar sold on August 8, 1836. I have not been able to find any reference to explain the term amadill.  However, I am quite confident that this instrument is the amadill guitar from the ledger, as will be explained. The cittern shape of the […]

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