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 ...

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 ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / 1996 The late Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole was among performers who played ukulele from C.F. Martin &?Co. Walsh and King include production records, sales figures and correspondence: Kaai ...

Place yourself in astronaut Chris Sembroksi's moon boots for a second. You have to pack before being launched into space. You've got your freeze-dried ice cream, a spare set of underwear, a toothbrush ...

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 & ...

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 ...

Martin Guitar’s corporate motto is “Inspiring musicians worldwide,” Rameen Shayegan said. “We may have to add ‘and beyond’ to that motto,” Shayegan, the company’s instrument design manager, added ...

IN HAWAIIAN, the word “ukulele” roughly translates to “jumping flea.” Twenty years ago, the flea bit Greenbrae’s Andy Roth, who now has one of the most historically important collections in the world.

Jim Beloff, 66, recounts his experiences in a new book, “UKEtopia!: Adventures in the Ukulele World,” an extensively illustrated history of the modern ukulele. In 1997, the same year the company went ...