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      • Mon - Sat
      • 9.00am - 5.30pm

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      • 31st Dec
      • 9.00am - 4.00pm

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      Martin Guitars

      Martin have been making high quality acoustic guitars since 1833, based in the USA they are the original creators of the Dreadnought body shape a popular favourite for guitarsists all over the world.

      2004 Martin build Guitar 1,000,000

      Excerpts from the History of Martin Guitars

      The founder of C.F. Martin & Co. was born January 31, 1796 in Mark Neukirchen, Saxony, Germany. Apprenticed to the famous Austrian Guitar maker Christian Friedrich Martin aged 15 soon became foreman in the Stauffer workshops In 1833 C.F. Martin set up his own Guitar workshop in New York. After moving to Nazereth Pennsylvania Christian Frederick Martin is credited with being the inventor of 'X' bracing.

      In 1928 the first Martin dreadnought is adapted from the Ochestral Model with 14 frets and steel strung

      In the fifties and sixties after the difficult times during the war many famous stars used Martin guitars including Elvis Presley originally with a D-18 and later a D-28

      Martin Introduces the X-Series Guitars using HPL keeping Martin Guitars affordable, durable and environmentally friendly




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      Established in 1983 A&C Hamilton Musical Instruments maintains a healthy balance of traditional business values with a keen sense for new business ideas. Getting new customers and keeping existing customers are equally important to us. As the internet has changed all our lives we continue to grow from strength to strength applying the tried and trusted methods of traditional retail sales to this new world of internet sales and store sales. The world is a smaller place but we are all still individuals within it. It is so much more fun selling to some one you can have a chat with, either email phone or in the shop than just sending boxes via couriers. Our company has a solid financial basis to trade and all premises are owned in full by the directors.

      Our Music Shop is on the outskirts of Preston with forecourt parking for 8 cars. Our closest town is Blackpool and nearby is Lytham St Annes. Blackburn and Southport are close by. Lancaster, Morecambe, Wigan, Burnley, Ormskirk, Bolton, Leigh, Accrington are also near me. Manchester Liverpool and Cumbria are around an hour away.

      Our Address is : A&C Hamilton Musical Instruments 946-950 Blackpool Road Lea Preston Lancashire PR2 1XN

      A&C Hamilton is registered in England and Wales 4931075. Registered office: 946-950 Blackpool Road, Lea, Preston, PR2 1XN. A&C Hamilton acts as a credit broker and only offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance. A&C Hamilton Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Our registration number is 713396. Credit provided subject to age and status.