Chris Martin IV, Chairman and CEO of Martin Guitars, discusses his passion for guitar building in this exclusive zZounds video interview. Shop Martin at zZounds >>
From compact Baby Taylors up through the 900 and Presentation series, every Taylor guitar uses ebony for its fretboard. Sturdy, musical, and exquisitely beautiful, ebony is an ideal wood for fretboard construction. As is the case with many tonewoods, however, the world’s supply of ebony is dwindling. The forests of Madagascar have been closed to […]