Talk:C. F. Martin & Company

message: I have a C.F. Martin EB-18 bass guitar that I can't seem to find any information about!  Is anyone out there familiar with this wonderful guitar?  If so, then I would greatly appreciate anything you can tell me!  =)  Jaberwocky6669 05:25, Jan 16, 2005 (UTC)
:Try asking on an interactive forum, such as http://www.talkbass.com/ - that's probably a better source for finding out specific information about a given bass Basswulf 12:00, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have a CF Martin EB 18 bass about 20 yr old. A great bass! Anyone know what they're worth? So Jabberwocky what do U want to know?It looks like this --Light current 23:55, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Mines got: brass nut, Badass bridge, 1 off DiMarzio PU, Schaller M/C heads, thro piece solid construction (body wings are glued on to central core). One vol control, one tone control, switch for altering the pu wiring. (humbucking?). Not sure what the strings are. Sound and feels fantastic- but its very heavy, hence I dont play it now. They came out in 1979 I believe. Got mine in about 1981. Its a collectors item worth about $600!--Light current 00:11, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

text: Well its not the model number thats on the back (where the 'neck' enters the 'body')- its the serial number and mines 2948 so mine probably a bit later than yours. Jus had a look at the M/C heads again, and they have C.F.Martin stamped on them, but no other indication of a maker. I thought they were Schallers originally (but they could be Grovers- I wouldn't know). Just as a matter of interest, I still have the Guarantee certificate with the model no (EB-18) and serial number printed on. That should be interesting for a collector!. BTW have you got the proper hard flight case for yours?--Light current 05:20, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

text: Yep. Weird orange fur. Shaped exactly to the bass body with a couple compartments inside for cables etc. You got the same case as me it seems! I reckon you could drive a truck over it with the bass inside. A real hard case!--Light current 15:55, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

text:  The only slight criticsm of the case is that, depending on how the M/C heads lie, there can be insufficient room to stop them touching the bottom of the headstock cutout. Just a sligt design miscalculation! In this case, the strings can be knocked out of tune. I solved this simply by putting a soft spacing pad (only a few mm) between the neck and case to lift the head slghtly.--Light current 12:15, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

text: Yes Good site. I did come across it before but forgot to bookmaark it! any weve found it now!--Light current 15:57, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Martin Basses 

message: Moved from my talk.--Light current 21:34, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding basses to page 

message: Are people aware that there are two pages entitled C.F. Martin & Company  The other one is spelled  like that <------Light current 02:18, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The one you referred to (C.F. Martin & Company) is a redirect to C. F. Martin & Company.  See Wikipedia:Redirect.  The content only exists on one place.  --rogerd 02:27, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplicate pages 

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message: Someone with a little background knowledge might want to add info about the merge into Richards Music Corporation. There is nothing about it on Martin Guitar's timeline (there is a big hole in there, actually), but some in the E. K. Blessing Band Instrument Company‎ article and some info on bulletin boards about old instruments. Tierlieb 11:38, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Richards Music Corporation 

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message: My Family has a Black Martin Guitar...Stamped inside on end of neck is D-38...139883 I have researched and can not find a D-38... can anyone please help?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.19.14.40 (talk) 17:01, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is such a model, although it is discontinued.  I know they were made in the 1930s but I'm not sure when they started or stopped manufacturing. The best place to get information and a free appraisal is through Elderly Instruments in Lansing, MI. --Laser brain (talk) 17:12, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  D-38 Martin Guitar?? 

message: Does this one guitar model really warrant so much more coverage than the others, including as many photos as all the six-string models combined, in an article that should be about the manufacturer in general?  If the EB 18 is of historical importance, maybe it should have its own article instead. But the current article already notes that it was "not all that popular" and in particular not as popular as the EB 28 - which is not otherwise mentioned in the article at all!  So why does the EB 18 get a big section of its own when the EB 28 doesn't, nor does any other single model?  At the moment it looks like someone just wanted an excuse to show off his or her own instrument.  216.59.226.11 (talk) 16:18, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm. You could be right about that. I'll have a look at it tonight. --Zanthorp (talk) 02:48, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why so much detail on the EB 18? 

message: Generally, this is a great looking article. Would anyone object if I made minor edits to improve the writing style? If there are no objections I will begin later today. --Zanthorp (talk) 02:51, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Writing style 

message: I have a Martin guitar from between 1867 & 1897. It has a C.F.Martin & co.stamp on the head and inside the sound hole. It has tuners that are marked PAT'D Sept 22nd,1874. Inside in several places is stampted J Bohmann. At least thats what we seem to see. It is a parlor size guitar with no serial number. X Bracing and three positing dots on the neck. How can I find the actual date of this guitar? I've run out of sites. Can anyone help?
Thanks
H Canell  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.234.6.202 (talk) 21:08, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pre-1897 guitars 

message: Since the Martins are German Americans I used a German imprecation. This article reads like an advertisement. Huge quantities of unverified information. Way too much information that looks like an advertisement. Loads of dead links. I'm giving notice that I intend to gut it. If anyone can document the useful information, please do so. This situation is about eight years old and most of the people who added the undocumented info appear to have stopped editing. Tapered (talk) 10:15, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Carried out the promised "gutting." The section name "Models," was appropriate. The listing of Martin "models" made the page an effectual Martin catalog. Anyone who's up to the minute on Martin guitars and has the ability to document their information, please add some interesting details. Tapered (talk) 19:38, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Schrecklichkeit!!

message: Is there a signature edition for Diamond ? seems there should be.  Mlpearc (open channel) 20:34, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not that I've ever seen. Must be a custom job! --Laser brain (talk) 22:27, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neil Diamond 

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message: Let people know about the artists that officially endorse Martin Guitar? A lot of basic info can be found on Martin’s own website. SmartAsh29 (talk) 08:55, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add Ambassador’s Page? 

message: More info on different CEO eras and their accomplishments SmartAsh29 (talk) 08:56, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better company history