Nod to The Legend · The instruments · 1916–1931
The Martin Dreadnought
C.F. Martin & Company
Martin designed a big-bodied acoustic guitar named after the battleship HMS Dreadnought, first made for the Oliver Ditson company in 1916 and sold under Martin's own name from 1931. It was built to be loud and bassy.
Still heard: The default acoustic guitar shape, in country, bluegrass and singer-songwriter music.
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