C. F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873 (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: September 17, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780807828014
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; History of specific subjects; Manufacturing industries; String instruments; c 1800 to c 1900; Guitars; C.F. Martin & Co; Music; Business / Economics / Finance; Musical Instruments - Guitar; USA; Industries - Manufacturing Industries; Corporate & Business History - General; Music; Cultural Studies; American Studies; Business & Economic History; History/United States: General; (Christian Frederick),; 1796-1873; Guitar makers; Martin, C. F; United States
First sentence: "Bring me the guitar!"
Description: "In C.F. Martin and His Guitars, 1796-1873, Philip Gura chronicles the career of Christian Frederick Martin from his humble start as an importer and repairman of musical instruments in New York City in the 1830s through his move to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and the founding of C.F. Martin & Company. Gura is the first historian to thoroughly study the Martin company records dating back to the 1830s: letters, account books, inventories, and other documents. Using this rich archive, Gura establishes how a German immigrant from Saxony's guild tradition became the finest American guitar maker of his time and created a uniquely American business that successfully eclipsed its competition."--Jacket.