A History Of Legendary Guitars. References to a guitar-like stringed instrument date back nearly a thousand years, but honestly, none of these lute-ish, uke-ish oddities qualify as a guitar.
There is a lot of debate about when the guitar was invented, but it’s generally believed that a mere 150 years ago, a Spanish carpenter named Antonio de Torres Jurado created the instrument that changed our lives and our music. Yes, gentle reader, all those countless hours you spent sequestered alone in your room playing guitar, instead of studying, can be blamed on this one man; you would probably be an attorney or a doctor today had that damn Spaniard just stuck to making tables and chairs. Unlike the violin, which reached its design and production pinnacle in the early 1700s with Antonio Stradivari, the design foundation started by our Antonio de Torres Jurado has constantly been updated and improved upon.
–In the Beginning– Vintage Martin Guitars. Martin Vintage Guitars. Bienvenue. Luthier guitares acoustiques - guitare classique - ukulélés. Fabrication, réglages. Nord pas de calais. C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. Acoustic Guitars.