#Martin guitar serial numbers 2014 serial number#

Guitars were offered in sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with the largest (size 1) measuring 12.75вЂі wide and the smallest being the size 5 terz. Some surviving Martins of the 1830s and вЂ™40s are terz guitars, and have a scale of 22вЂі.ДЇrom the 1840s through the 1850s, MartinвЂ™s style designation system became increasingly standardized. was deeply influenced by the designs of Johan Stauffer and was familiar with StaufferвЂ™s terz guitars.

Terz guitars were produced by many 19th-century Germanic makers, and many European composers in the early/mid 19th century вЂ“ most notably Giuliani and Sor вЂ“ wrote solo and ensemble music that included parts for terz guitar. Though most players viewed size 5 guitars as вЂњjuniorвЂќ instruments, in the 1950s and вЂ™60s, the style 5-18 was popularized by Marty Robbins, who used it extensively onstage.Д®arly in the history of the Martin company, guitars of this size were not viewed as a junior or three-quarter instruments, but were part of the Germanic tradition of вЂњterzвЂќ guitars, designed to be tuned to a minor third вЂ“ three frets higher than standard pitch and suitable for solo performances and harmony work. In 1930s catalogs, the style 5-18 and the less expensive matching size 5-17 were listed with the caption вЂњJunior, or three-quarter, sizes fine for children easy to hold and to play.вЂќ And its body is just 16вЂі in length, with a scale of 21.4вЂі. The Martin style 5-18 is the smallest guitar in Martin catalogs at the lower bout, it measures 11.25вЂі, while at the upper bout it is 8.25вЂі.

#Martin guitar serial numbers 2014 serial number#

This Martin 5-18 was made in late 1935 and carries serial number 61745.