Players Vote Martin Best Acoustic Guitar
(Martin | Posted 2004-12-25)
Players Vote Martin Best Acoustic Guitar - C. F. Martin & Co. Receives Nine Coveted "Players' Choice" Awards - String Letter Press¹s Acoustic Guitar Magazine recently announced the voting results of the 2004 Players' Choice Awards. Each category consisted of gold, silver and bronze award winners. Awards were given to the companies with the most votes in each category. These awards were voted on by the people who are out there using the products and making music, not doled out by the editors or ³experts in the field.² Formal award announcements will be made in the February 2005 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Martin is proud to have received such an honor and would like to thank everyone who voted.
About Martin Guitar Company
For well over a century and a half, The Martin Guitar Company has been continuously producing acoustic instruments that are acknowledged to be the finest in the world.
The Martin Guitar Company has, through the years, managed to survive with each succeeding generation from C. F. Martin, Sr.'s Stauffer influenced creations of the 1830s to recent developments introduced by C. F. Martin IV. Continuous operation under family management is a feat bordering on the remarkable, reflecting six generations of dedication to the guitarmaker's craft. In or out of the music industry, C. F. Martin has few rivals for sheer staying power.
Throughout its colorful history, the company has adapted successfully to continual changes in product design, distribution systems, and manufacturing methods. In spite of the many changes, C. F. Martin has never veered away from its initial commitment to quality. The concern for producing the finest instruments possible in 1833 is especially evident today at Martin's expanded facility in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
The story behind one of America's most famous guitars began on January 31, 1796, in Markneukirchen, Germany, with the birth of Christian Frederick Martin, Sr. Born into a long line of guitar makers, Christian Frederick took up the family craft at the early age of 15, when he left his hometown and traveled to Vienna to apprentice with Johann Stauffer, a renowned guitar maker.
