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1840 Martin & Coupa Guitar (High Grade)

Posted on June 1, 2019June 3, 2019

C. F. Martin Sr. formed a business agreement with John B. Coupa in early 1840 that gave Coupa the sale agency for New York City. The Martin & Coupa label was only applied to guitars sold from the depot at 385 Broadway. An examination of about 50 Martin & Coupa period guitars shows that 50% […]

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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 […]