IMHO this seems to be simply the greatest company in the world. Has anybody information about the development of their workforce during this period ? Did they introduce that much machinery (CNC), and is the increase in productivity a result of this ?
So how can they build 6 times as many guitars per year and keep (or even improve) their quality ? I have a 1986 Martin, and one from 1999 (at last I know !), and for the quality: The 1999 has the same premium quality as the one from 86. Isn't it crazy how they increased the numbers of guitars ? In the year 2000 they built more than 6 times as many guitars as 10 years before ! Did this have a negative effect on the quality ? I was looking for the new figures for some time now, and never found it. Here's a cleaned up list with all the serial numbers and events:Ĩ9926 Last scalloped braced guitar made in late 1944.ĩ8223 Last style 28 guitar made with Herringbone trim in early 1947.ĩ9992 Last style 28 guitar made with a "zipper back" center seam in mid 1947.Ģ00601 Drop in saddle replaces glued in through saddle in 1965.Ģ54497 Last style 28 guitar made with Brazilian rosewood in late 1969.Ģ35586 (1968 ) Rosewood bridgeplates on all guitarsĢ42454 (1969) Larger rosewood bridgeplates on all guitarsĢ54498 (1969) East Indian rosewood introduced to replace Brazillian RWĤ47004 (1984) Self-adhesive pickguard trialĤ47501 (1984) Last glued-down pickguard in regular productionĤ53181 (1985) Adjustable truss rods gradually implementedĤ78093 (1988 ) Maple bridgeplates on all guitarsħ37277 (2000) Last HD28LSV with Adirondack top (before the conversion to Sitka) Last HD28LSV with the Adirondack top (before the conversion to Sitka)-737277Īlways good to know when you run across a used one on ebay or at your local dealer. This might even make a useful addition to the FAQ section.Jody *254497: Last style 28 guitar made with Brazilian rosewood in late 1969. *99992: Last style 28 guitar made with a "zipper back" center seam in mid 1947.
*98223: Last style 28 guitar made with Herringbone trim in early 1947. *89926: Last scalloped braced guitar made in late 1944. They are posted below, and if you want to keep them, just copy and paste them into a notepad/wordpad document and save them to your desktop. Invaluable resource when shopping eBay etc. I keep a list of serial numbers in a document stored on my computer desktop for reference. I see requests here sometimes for assistance in dating Martin guitars.
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