The legendary instruments Martin Guitar is known for are no stranger to adventure. A Martin ukulele, known as the Konter Uke, in 1926 famously tagged along on Rear Admiral Richard Byrd’s expedition to ...
In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth to have a guitar repaired. While waiting, he strolled into the factory museum. Tucked among ...
Movie Night during the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. (The Ohio State University) NAZARETH, Pa. — In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & ...
NAZARETH, Pa. - Martin Guitar not only makes guitars, but the Northampton County-based company is also the oldest-surviving ukulele maker in the world. Now, it's set to be out of this world, as an ...
Martin Guitar’s corporate motto is “Inspiring musicians worldwide,” Rameen Shayegan said. “We may have to add ‘and beyond’ to that motto,” Shayegan, the company’s instrument design manager, added ...
Place yourself in astronaut Chris Sembroksi's moon boots for a second. You have to pack before being launched into space. You've got your freeze-dried ice cream, a spare set of underwear, a toothbrush ...
Lehigh Valley billionaire Jared Isaacman may be funding and commanding the historic SpaceX Inspiration4 private spaceflight, but he isn’t the only local link currently in orbit. A Martin Guitar ...
Jim Beloff, 66, recounts his experiences in a new book, “UKEtopia!: Adventures in the Ukulele World,” an extensively illustrated history of the modern ukulele. In 1997, the same year the company went ...