the journal of acoustic guitars

89 Pages·2016·48.63 MB·English

T H E J O U R N A L O F ACO U S T I C GU ITARS
a musical icon turns 100
celebrating the martin dreadnought guitar
VOLUME 5 | 2016
DREAD NOT!
The H.M.S. Dreadnought was a battleship of the British Royal Navy that revolutionized
naval power. First entered into service in 1906, the Dreadnought represented such
a marked advance in naval technology that its name became synonymous with an
entire generation of battleships, the “dreadnoughts,” as well as the class of ships
named after it. The modern acoustic guitar developed by C. F. Martin & Co. in 1916
with a wide, deep body was named the Dreadnought after this iconic ship.
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THE MASTERS
A MUSICAL ICON TURNS 100
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN FRIENDS
JUDY COLLINS
& MARTIN GUITAR’S DICK BOAK
SET LIST
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A Word from Chris
10. LINER NOTES
From the Community
12. THE MASTERS | A MUSICAL ICON TURNS 100
By Jerry Zolten
26. STURGILL SIMPSON | COUNTRY SOUL
By Jonathan R. Walsh
36. DEL MCCOURY | JUST GETTING WARMED UP
By David Schneider
42. NEW RELEASES
62. COLBIE CAILLAT | A TRUE CUSTOM ARTIST
By Mary Barbour
68. A CONVERSATION BETWEEN
FRIENDS | JUDY COLLINS &
MARTIN GUITAR’S DICK BOAK
By Dick Boak
76. NORTH STREET ARCHIVE
78. FROM THE WORKBENCH
80. THE 1833 SHOP®
82. IN MEMORIAM
John Renbourn
84. SOMETHING OLD
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“I’VE ALWAYS SEEN
A MARTIN DREADNOUGHT AS THE
QUINTESSENTIAL ACOUSTIC GUITAR;
THE BLUE-COLLAR GUITAR,
UNDERSTATED AND SOLID “My new Koa Dreadnought custom is
the most beautiful guitar I have ever
IN THE HANDS OF JIM CROCE
seen.” | Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio
OR DOC WATSON
OR RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT.
“I bought my D-28 years ago because
I’VE ALWAYS LEANED TOWARD so many of my heroes played Martins,
and I would never have thought that
THE WARMTH AND STRENGTH
I’d be working with Martin one day to
OF THE D-35.
design my own signature model.
I GOT MY FIRST ONE, A 1977 MODEL, Their guitars have been played by
ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, the best musicians of all time and
cross all music genres, so it’s still
AND I’VE BEEN WEARING THEM OUT,
pretty unreal that they asked me to
RE-FRETTING THEM AND
collaborate on a custom model…
WEARING THEM OUT definitely something I can check off
my bucket list!” | Dierks Bentley
AGAIN EVER SINCE.”
SETH AVETT
OF THE AVETT BROTHERS
"I play my Martin every day. The most reliable, fun, and beautiful sounding guitar I’ve ever had!" | @StayTimeless
"Just got my first Martin guitar and I love it!!! Thanks for making such a great product." | @MG_Fransico1
“I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15, I HAD MANAGED TO
SCORE AN OLD WASHBURN PARLOUR GUITAR IN A FLEA
MARKET FOR NEXT TO NOTHING, TINY LITTLE THING. I WAS
SO PROUD OF IT; THEN ONE DAY I BUMPED INTO A GUY
WHO HAD A MARTIN DREADNOUGHT. HE OPENED THE CASE,
AND MY LIFE CHANGED. THE FIRST I NOTICED WAS THAT THE
MACHINE HEADS WERE ALL MADE OF METAL, NOT THE
USUAL PLASTIC BUTTONS, AND THEN THE SOUND! TAKE IT
FROM ME, IT WAS A CATHARTIC MOMENT. ”
ERIC CLAPTON
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used and the craftsmanship are superior, and
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Mike M. | Nebraska
THE JOURNAL OF ACOUSTIC GUITARS
“I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A
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AND MARTIN 5 | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Jonathan R. Walsh
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WITH A DREADNOUGHT, V
DESIGNER Laura Dubbs
ESPECIALLY
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR Joe Iacovella
A GREAT MARTIN, COPYWRITER Scott Byers
I CAN COMFORTABLY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Pat Lundy
PRINTING Payne Printery
WRAP MYSELF AROUND
THE INSTRUMENT
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jerry Zolten, Dick Boak,
AND FEEL IT Jonathan R. Walsh, Mary Barbour, David Schneider
RESONATE, AND
PHOTOGRAPHY John Sterling Ruth, Mandee Taylor, Crackerfarm
THE DREADNOUGHT
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“Because the moment you hear its sound,
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dreadnought (dred-nawt): noun
1. A type of battleship introduced in the The first thing I learned was that the war
early 20th century, larger and faster than its was fought more on land than at sea. Years
predecessors and equipped entirely with of ugly, bloody fighting took place in muddy
large-caliber guns. trenches along the borders of Germany,
Belgium, France and Russia.
2. A type of acoustic guitar with a larger body
Prior to the war, the British determined
and louder sound than all previous guitars.
that a new class of battleship was necessary
The Martin Dreadnought guitar celebrates its to remind the world that the sun never set
100th anniversary in 2016. It was named after on the British Empire, even though other
the British battleship Dreadnought, which also nations were vying for power.
celebrates its 110th anniversary in 2016. The H.M.S. Dreadnought was commissioned
I remember asking my grandfather where in 1905 and put to sea in record time. It
the name Dreadnought came from. He said his incorporated the latest and greatest thinking
father, Frank Henry Martin, was a history buff in naval ship design.
and that he named our biggest guitar after Not since the Warrior, the Royal Navy’s first
the biggest British battleship ever made. ironclad warship, had anyone seen anything
In anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the like it. The Dreadnought was so modern that
Martin Dreadnought, I decided to do a little it made obsolete all other previous battleships,
research. I must admit I didn’t know much about including those in the British fleet!
World War I.
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