미제 빈티지 더마틴 마그나 앨토 색소폰(the martin magna alto SAX) : s/n 30만5천번대(1969년산 추정)를
소개합니다. 제가 소유하고 있는 빈티중에서 가장 애지중지 하는 악기중의 하나이죠.
마틴이라는 빈티지 악기는 콘, 킹, 부셔와 더불어 미제 빈티지 색소폰 중에서 대표적인 브렌드의 악기입니다.
비교적 낮은레벨에 속하는 마틴 인디아나에서 부터 그보다 윗 등급인 마틴 임페리얼, 상위 레벨에는 더마틴 커미티가
있으며 가장 상위 레벨에는 더마틴 뮤직맨과 더마틴 마그나가 존재하며 이중에서 더마틴 마그나는 마틴 시리즈중에서
최고레벨입니다. 빈자의 식스라고 했던가?? 가히 소리와 울림이 죽여줍니다.
생김새는 사진에서 보시는바와 같이 일반 더마틴 커미티와 비슷하게 생겼으나 대표적인 차이가 벨의 인그래빙 부분과 넥 부분에
은색의 십자가 모양이 세겨져 있습니다.
* 마틴 시리즈 시리얼 넘버 및 생산년도
Model Start End
Stencils unknown unknown
Handcraft # 1 (1905) # 95000 (1929)
Handcraft Master
("Typewriter") # 95000 (1929) # 100000 (1930)
Handcraft Troubador # 100000 (1930) # 110000 (1933)
Handcraft Imperial # 107000 (1933) # 114000 (1935)
Handcraft Standard & Special # 111000 (1935) # 128000 (1938)
Handcraft Committee # 114000 (1935) # 125000 (1938)
Handcraft Committee II # 125000 (1938) # 150000 (1945)
Centennial # 141000 (1942) # 145000 (1943)
Committee ("The Martin") # 150000 (1945) # 350000 (1971)
Magna ("The Martin") # 200000 (1956) # 350000 (1971)
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| Model | Start # | End # | ||
| Stencils | unknown | unknown | ||
| Handcraft | 1 | -1905 | 95,000 | -1929 |
| Handcraft Master ("Typewriter") | 95,000 | -1929 | 100,000 | -1930 |
| Handcraft Troubador | 100,000 | -1930 | 110,000 | -1933 |
| Handcraft Imperial | 107,000 | -1933 | 114,000 | -1935 |
| Handcraft Standard & Special | 111,000 | -1935 | 143,000 | -1943 |
| Handcraft Committee | 114,000 | -1935 | 125,000 | -1938 |
| Handcraft Committee II | 125,000 | -1938 | 150,000 | -1945 |
| Indiana | 26,000 | -1942 | 96,000 | -1962 |
| Centennial | 141,000 | -1942 | 145,000 | -1943 |
| Committee ("The Martin") | 150,000 | -1945 | 350,000 | -1971 |
| Magna | 200,000 | -1956 | 350,000 | -1971 |
Martin History
Originally "The Martin Band Instrument Company" was founded by John Henry Martin and his five sons.
John Henry Martin was born Februari 24, 1835 in Dresden (Germany) under the name Johann Heinrich Martin. He learned to make instruments in Germany as an apprentice from 1850-54 by Christian Aug. Hammig of Markneukirchen (Germany), according to records in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in that village.
In 1855 he emigrated to the USA and followed his trade, first in New York, later (in 1865) he moved to Chicago. The "The Martin Company" was founded by him in 1865 (other sources claim arround 1890) in Chicago.
In 1871 the factory was destroyed by the great Chicago fire. The family was reunited three days after the fire when they met on the shores of Lake Michigan.
In 1876 the family moved to Elkhart where John Henry was an employee of the Conn Company when there were only six men at work there, but he also worked for other instrument manufacturers, one of which was The Michigan Musical Manufacturing Company of Detroit, Michigan. Because of ill health, he retired from making instruments in 1902.
The second company called "The Martin Band Instrument Company" was founded in 1904 by John Henry and his five sons, in a factory at 431-433 Baldwin Street in Elkhart, Indiana. Frederick Martin, was the Treasurer of the Company.
John Henry Martin died on Nov, 25, 1910.
In 1912 Francis Compton bought the Company from the Martins, but retained the name.
Henry Charles Martin , John Henry's oldest son, continued to work with The Martin Band Instrument Company until 1923 when he formed his own company, the Henry C. Martin Band Instrument Company. He died on November 8, 1927.
In 1928, Martin acquired controlling interest in The Indiana Band Instrument Company, which operated as a separate company until 1942, when it moved under the flag of Martin to become the producer of student line instruments, a strong growing market at that time. It is my belief that Indiana Band instruments produced all the Martin stencils.
In 1961, Paul Richards formed the Richards Music Corporation, by merging Martin, Blessing and Reynolds, (In this period Martins carry a the RMC marking, which officially stands for Roundtable of musical Craftsmen, NOT (officially) for Richards Music Corporation)
In 1963, Richards Music was dissolved
In 1964, Wurlitzer bought the rights of Martin. including registered trademarks, copyrights, patents, engineering records and tools.
In 1971 Leblanc (The french company that markets Vito and Yanigasawa, took over the rights, they used the Martin name to sell Yanigasawa build saxes.