He's a historian at heart, and during his long tenure at C. F. Martin & Co., maker of fine guitars, he's seen a few dips—perhaps none as titanic as 2009's. But as keeper of the archives, he ...

The acoustic guitar, as we know it today, can be traced back to around 1830 and is credited to CF Martin of Martin Guitars. Martin decided to help banjo players more easily switch between instruments ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It is no overstatement to describe the Martin dreadnought as the definitive acoustic steel ...

"It's my obligation to continue to reach for the perfect guitar," he said in an interview at C. F. Martin & Co.'s factory and headquarters in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. He's not kidding around.

Martin & C.F. Martin guitars. Learn which Tennessee find has an updated appraisal of $100,000! Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding ...

This old guitar and me, the things we’ve been through, Gill began. C.F. Martin built it back in 1942. I remember when we met, I was only 17. I spent all my college money on a half a dozen ...

The ’70s gets a bad rep from some guitarists but it's too easy to say this was a bad time for Gibson and Fender and that's the story. There were some real treasures and technological breakthroughs ...

Chris Martin remembers what it felt like when the script flipped. It happened not long after Coldplay’s second album, 2002’s A Rush of Blood to the Head. “We started to get the backlash to ...

A guitar played by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in a rare acoustic concert has sold for a record $6m (£4.9m). Cobain played the retro acoustic-electric 1959 Martin D-18E during a legendary MTV ...

Tears for Fears’ concert film heads to theaters for two nights only, a C.F. Martin & Co/’Life is Good’ guitar debuts, and GWAR celebrates a 36th anniversary. Rick Damigella reports.

The 2024 Global Citizen Festival took place Saturday in New York’s Central Park, and in addition to performances by Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Doja Cat, and Blackpink’s Lisa, the concert ...