Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Model · Martin
A Martin acoustic, introduced c. 1929[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Built on the Martin USA (Nazareth) line.
Vintage Guitar: OM-28 introduced late 1929 (S397, S398); Blue Book mfg. 1929-1933 (S400) but 'announced in the 1930 catalog' (S399). Left circa. OM designation dropped 1934 (S398).
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The eras of the Martin USA (Nazareth) line in the years this model was made. No end year is on record, so the last row runs as far as the line does. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.
| Years | Owner | Parent | Plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929–1964[1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) | — | Martin North Street plant (NRHP) |
| 1964–now[1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12] | C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) | — | Martin 510 Sycamore Street |
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