Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"The difference is that technology has not influenced acoustic guitars as much as photography. A Martin or Gibson from the 30's is pretty much the same as what you will pick up today. The same can't be said of photography." Actually, if you talk with a Martin or Gibson die-hard, they will insist that the quality of acoustic guitars dropped dramatically after WWII. Folk singer Steve Goodman (City of New Orleans) adhered to that observation citing that Martin's made after 1945 were just "not that good" A few things that validate this are the passing or retirement of master luthier's (I know guitarists that can tell you what luthier built their guitar) The availability of exotic hard woods, principally ebony and Brazillian Rosewood. Martin began experimenting with bracing's, where Gibson began to concentrate more heavily on electric guitars. Chris Martin IV seems to be trying to restore the old Martin quality by going back to some of the old construction patterns...