{"product_id":"the-martin-book-9780879303549","title":"The Martin Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over 160 years the C. F. Martin company has produced some of the finest flat-top acoustic guitars in the world. Martins designs for the shape and construction of acoustic guitars have influenced virtually every other manufacturer  and the flat-top guitar as we know it today is essentially the same as that established by Martin in the 1850s. At one time or another Martins guitars have driven the sound of every kind of popular music  from country to pop  from bluegrass to rocknroll  and with the apparent rediscovery of acoustic music in the 1990s Martins premier flat-top guitars are once more finding a new generation of enthusiastic musicians. The Martin Book is a fresh view of this extraordinary guitar maker  pulling together many strands of musical and manufacturing lore into o fascinating whole that illuminates Martins long and varied history. Dozens of specially commissioned full-color photographs show every kind of Martin model  many of which came from Martins own unique collection  and meticulous listings for collectors and enthusiasts simplify the identification of Martin instruments and detail virtually every guitar that the company has produced from the early 1830s to the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67950647279669,"sku":"ByrdShop_0879303549","price":53.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780879303549.jpg?v=1794423696","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-martin-book-9780879303549","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}