Greig Hutton has spent the better part of two decades compiling data for this seminal work: Hutton’s Guide to Martin Guitars. He singlehandedly digitized most, if not all of the original archival documents in Martin’s museum and North Street attic, and has created a 436 page recount of every last detail of note that he unearthed.
From tonewood purchase records to decal suppliers, the first X braced instruments to the list of pre-WWII left-handed instruments, this book has more information packing its pages than just about any other guitar reference book ever created. Hutton’s Guide is a must-have for any vintage Martin guitar enthusiast or scholar.
Santa Cruz Parabolic Strings are designed to offer a balanced tension across the fingerboard resulting in better over-all string balance and intonation.
They are available in standard or DADGAD tunings, and mid or low tension sets that loosely correspond to traditional medium and light string set gauges. Some set-up might be required to run these strings as the actual diameter of the strings varies slightly from traditional string sets.
SCGC Parabolic strings also feature a micro-coating for extended playlife.
The Tone Traveler was meticulously engineered to condition the wood of your instrument, simulating the effects that playing and time have on an acoustic instrument. It is designed to add the clarity and focus that hours of time spent playing an instrument can produce.
Over time, a guitar’s tonewood opens up to the frequencies most often played and ‘learns’ to resonate in tune with them, which in turn causes the frequencies of the instrument to become more focused. The result is a purer fundamental tone, clearer and more defined overtones, and a livelier feel in your hands.
The Tone Traveler website goes into great detail of the science and technology involved in the device’s design. We encourage you to dig deep there: drherringbone.com
The Tone Traveler comes with a devoted tablet which controls the speaker’s output, with well-designed and easy to use software pre-loaded.
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