Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1877, C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) controlled the Martin name. Its one line on record was built at Martin North Street plant (NRHP) (USA).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
A Martin guitar from 1877 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], 44 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin USA (Nazareth) | C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) | — | Martin North Street plant (NRHP) Nazareth, PA, USA[7] | 1859–1964 | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Nothing changed in 1877. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Martin from 1877 is the same version as one from 1876.
Martin North Street plant (NRHP). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
No other brand on record has an era in 1877.
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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