Martin Origins Acoustic Guitar
This unique X-Series dreadnought pays homage to the heart and soul of the Martin company – the skilled crafts-persons who meticulously build the world-famous Martin guitars. You may recognize some of them if you have ever taken our factory tour. They are: Gregory Dillard (top left –band sawing neck billets), Susan Cummings (center left – rosetting, hands only), Joel Toth (center left –neck shaping), Larry Fehnel (bottom left –side bending), Joe Silvius (top right –re-sawing mahogany sides), George Savercool (center right – color matching Rosewood backs and sides), Karen Kuntzman (bottom right – joining backs). Their combined experience totals over 118 years.
Below the bridge, the facade of the new Martin Museum & Visitor’s Center is depicted. The artwork, created by Chris Martin’s cousin and artist extraordinaire, Robert Goetzl, is carefully imbedded into the HPL material of the guitar top, closely replicating Goetzl’s original hand-painted watercolor. The guitar, by the way, sounds as beautiful as the painting looks. Comes with a hardshell case.
