In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & Co. in Nazareth to have a guitar repaired. While waiting, he strolled into the factory museum. Tucked among ...

The legendary instruments Martin Guitar is known for are no stranger to adventure. A Martin ukulele, known as the Konter Uke, in 1926 famously tagged along on Rear Admiral Richard Byrd’s expedition to ...

NAZARETH, Pa. - Martin Guitar not only makes guitars, but the Northampton County-based company is also the oldest-surviving ukulele maker in the world. Now, it's set to be out of this world, as an ...

C.F. Martin & Co. announced today that they have handcrafted a one-of-a-kind soprano ukulele specifically to join the Inspiration4 crew for their upcoming Space X mission. The space-bound ukulele is ...

Movie Night during the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. (The Ohio State University) NAZARETH, Pa. — In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & ...

One of the items that went into space in this week’s civilian SpaceX launch was a ukulele. The astronaut who will play it was taught by a musician with D.C.-area roots. Over the course of about a ...

Lehigh Valley billionaire Jared Isaacman may be funding and commanding the historic SpaceX Inspiration4 private spaceflight, but he isn’t the only local link currently in orbit. A Martin Guitar ...