Tuesday, April 12, 2005

That's A Lot Of Guitars

In 2003 the Martin Guitar Company built:
62,816 = X series through customs (Nazareth instruments)
16,385 = Backpacker series, LX travel guitar series, and SO uke (Mexican instruments)

In 2004 the Martin Guitar Company built:
63,700 = X series through customs (Nazareth instruments)
25,006 = Backpacker series, LX travel guitar series, and SO uke (Mexican instruments)

Taylor Guitar makes about 6,000 guitars per month.

Collings makes approximately 1,000 a year

Santa Cruz makes approximately 600 a year*


*All numbers gathered from postings on the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum and The Acoustic Guitar Forum, so of course, I don't stand behind them.

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