Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1854, C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) controlled the Martin name. Its one line on record was built at Martin Nazareth homestead tract (USA).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
A Martin guitar from 1854 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Martin you have. The name dates from 1833[1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 21 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin USA (Nazareth) | C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) | — | Martin Nazareth homestead tract Nazareth, PA, USAno source | 1839–1859 | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Nothing changed in 1854. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Martin from 1854 is the same version as one from 1853.
Martin Nazareth homestead tract. See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
No other brand on record has an era in 1854.
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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