Old Martin factory Photo?

Timbuck · Apr 26, 2014

Just found this on the web...lot's of interesting stuff from the past here, sanding the waist area on a box full of sopranos..and a table full of Tenors or Concerts??.....Love those table legs (could be an old pool table ?)

ksquine · Apr 27, 2014

I thought that photo was of your shop in the early days

John Colter · Apr 27, 2014

Those soprano bodies do not have a very well defined waist, is that the "Ditson" shape?

David Newton · Apr 27, 2014

Good eye! Those are Ditson Dreadnaught soprano ukuleles.
Knowing how rare they are now, that could be all of them in one batch.

Timbuck · Apr 28, 2014

Judging on the info from here http://theunofficialmartinguitarfor...655/Martin-1-Ditson-Dreadnaught-Shape-Ukulele

The photo must have been taken some time around the early 1920's when Ukantor was a Lad

John Colter · Apr 28, 2014

You cheeky young whippersnapper!

Beau Hannam Ukuleles · Apr 28, 2014

I love those old factory photos from Martin, Gibson and any other factory from that time.
For some reason, i find this picture compelling.

orangeena · Apr 29, 2014

Beau Hannam Ukuleles said:
I love those old factory photos from Martin, Gibson and any other factory from that time.
For some reason, i find this picture compelling.View attachment 66305

Looks like a Holywood movie poster. I half expected to see Brad Pit and George Clooney dressed up Ol' Timey.

<Deep Movie Voice>
"In a World of inferior Ukulele's, a band of ex-con luthiers struggle to make a difference."
</Deep Movie Voice>

lauburu · Apr 29, 2014

Nice to see people happy in their work.
Miguel

David Newton · Apr 29, 2014

In the Martin picture at top, look how the worker has set aside for special handling, the 1, or 0-size guitar that got extra side-waist-burnt.

John Colter · Apr 29, 2014

I'm guessing the reason those workers looks so serious is that the photo was taken using ambient (dim) lighting, and would require a long shutter opening. They would have been told to hold still and not even twitch. Also, being photographed would have been a pretty rare occurance, a hundred years ago. They would be in awe of the process.

Or perhaps it was a chemical flare, flash photo, and they were trying hard not to blink.

All things considered, it's a darned good photo.

Old Martin factory Photo?

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