Everything Martin: Dating, Serial #s, History...

[bigG]

Found this today while trying to research a 1985 Martin D-35 I might purchase.

For acoustic guitar fans, or fans of the guitar in general (since 1833), this LONG page is chocked-full of info re Martin Guitars, from the very beginning. Extremely thorough, including serial # info, dating, body sizes, styles, and shapes, info on bracing, perfling, nuts, saddles, bridges...woods used - all by dated periods of time ( from *year* to *year*). Also includes much more: reasons for changing scale lengths, bracing, woods...on and on.

Fascinating, and about as much as you're gonna find about Martin guitars year-by-year in one place w/o buying a book (or books).

Here ya go:

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/martin.html

Enjoy,
G

[evenkeel]

Very good resource. Also has very good info on vintage Gibson, Fender, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, etc.. Electric and acoustic.