Martin, Christian Frederick

Martin, Christian FrederickMartin, Christian FrederickChristian Frederick Martin 1834-35 violin & guitar mkr 196 Hudson 1836 mus instrs " 1837 " " & 212 Fulton 1838 " 212 Fulton 1839 " 320 Broadway & 212 Fulton 1840-41 " 385 Broadway 1842+ guitar manuf " Martin, son of the guitar maker Georg Martin, was born in Markneukirchen, Saxony, on January 11, 1796. He worked in the shop of Johann Stauffer in Vienna, and eventually rose to become foreman of the latter's atelier. Restrictive German guild…