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The Origin of Martin Guitars: Myth or Fantasy?

May 15, 2019 by Steve Lipton

The story goes that back in 1833 C. F. Martin had a semi-thriving business in producing drink coasters for the Nazareth, Pennsylvania community by cutting perfect circles out of mahogany or spruce sheets which he had planed to a perfect … Read More

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The Three-String Dulcimer

May 7, 2019 by Steve Lipton

One of the first bluegrass instruments was the one string dulcimer, said to be jointly invented by Harry Dulcimininni and Martin Herkimer, who named the instrument by combining their two last names; the first part after the first part of … Read More