Details
- Term
C. F. Martin and Company
- Alternate Term
C. F. Martin and Company
C.F. Martin & Co.
- Occupation/Role
guitar makers
- Geography
New York city, NY; Nazareth, PA
- Date
active 1833-present
- Remarks
Christian Frederick Martin, Sr., (1796-1867) began his guitar shop in New York City, New York, in 1833. He moved to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, selling his New York retail store to music dealer Ludecus & Wolter. After his death he was succeeded by his son, Christian Frederick Martin, Jr., (1819-1888), who converted the business from a small craft workshop to a factory in 1859.
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