{"id":340,"date":"2014-02-16T15:40:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-16T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesax.info\/makesandmodelslist\/?p=340"},"modified":"2014-12-13T03:02:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T03:02:03","slug":"martin-retrospective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/martin-retrospective\/","title":{"rendered":"A Martin Retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How many models did Martin make? Way too many. However, that&#8217;s good for those of us that really appreciate the elaborate engraving on these horns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"flagallerywraper\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"flagallery amron_skin\" id=\"FlaGallery_sc1_3\" style=\"margin:0 auto;\"><script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"FlaGallery_sc1_3\">{\"settings\":{\"collectionThumbColumns\":\"3\",\"collectionThumbRecomendedWidth\":\"260\",\"collectionPreloaderColor\":\"#333333\",\"linkTargetWindow\":\"_blank\",\"thumbSpacing\":\"10\",\"tagsFilter\":\"1\",\"tagCloudSort\":\"1\",\"tagCloudAll\":\"All\",\"tagCloudAllTagPresented\":\"1\",\"tagCloudStartIndex\":\"0\",\"tagCloudTextColor\":\"#000000\",\"tagCloudBgColor\":\"#eeeeee\",\"collectionThumbHoverColor\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)\",\"collectionThumbContentBGColor\":\"rgba(245,245,245,1)\",\"collectionThumbTitleShow\":\"1\",\"collectionThumbTitleColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"collectionThumbFontSize\":\"18\",\"collectionThumbDescriptionShow\":\"1\",\"collectionThumbDescriptionColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"collectionThumbDescriptionFontSize\":\"15\",\"collectionReadMoreButtonLabel\":\"Read More\",\"collectionReadMoreButtonLabelColor\":\"rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)\",\"collectionReadMoreButtonBGColor\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\",\"collectionReadMoreButtonLabelColorHover\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\",\"collectionReadMoreButtonBGColorHover\":\"rgba(235,235,235,1)\",\"modaBgColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,0.9)\",\"modalInfoBoxBgColor\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"modalInfoBoxTitleTextColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"modalInfoBoxTextColor\":\"rgba(70,70,70,1)\",\"infoBarExifEnable\":\"1\",\"infoBarCountersEnable\":\"1\",\"infoBarDateInfoEnable\":\"1\",\"lightBoxEnable\":\"1\",\"copyR_Protection\":\"1\",\"copyR_Alert\":\"Hello, this photo is mine!\",\"sliderScrollNavi\":\"0\",\"sliderNextPrevAnimation\":\"animation\",\"sliderPreloaderColor\":\"#ffffff\",\"sliderBgColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,0.8)\",\"sliderHeaderFooterBgColor\":\"#000000\",\"sliderNavigationColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"sliderNavigationIconColor\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"sliderNavigationColorOver\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"sliderNavigationIconColorOver\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"sliderItemTitleEnable\":\"1\",\"sliderItemTitleFontSize\":\"24\",\"sliderItemTitleTextColor\":\"#ffffff\",\"sliderThumbBarEnable\":\"1\",\"sliderThumbBarHoverColor\":\"#ffffff\",\"sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"sliderThumbSubMenuBackgroundColorOver\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"sliderThumbSubMenuIconColor\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"sliderThumbSubMenuIconHoverColor\":\"rgba(0,0,0,1)\",\"sliderPlayButton\":\"1\",\"slideshowDelay\":\"8\",\"slideshowProgressBarColor\":\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\",\"slideshowProgressBarBGColor\":\"rgba(255,255,255,0.6)\",\"sliderInfoEnable\":\"1\",\"sliderZoomButton\":\"1\",\"sliderItemDownload\":\"1\",\"sliderSocialShareEnabled\":\"1\",\"sliderLikesEnabled\":\"1\",\"sliderFullScreen\":\"1\",\"customCSS\":\"\",\"key\":\"\",\"name\":\"\",\"galleryID\":\"sc1_3\",\"post_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/wp-json\\\/wp\\\/v2\\\/posts\\\/340\",\"module_url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/wp-content\\\/plugins\\\/flagallery-skins\\\/amron\\\/\"}, \"data\":[{\"gallery\":{\"gid\":\"3\",\"name\":\"martin\",\"path\":\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/wp-content\\\/flagallery\\\/martin\",\"title\":\"Martin\",\"galdesc\":\"\"},\"data\":[{\"pid\":\"31\",\"filename\":\"13904_1200_900.jpg\",\"description\":\"I've actually played a few Martins, including one of these. It's a nice look, but it is a bit uncomfortable to play. It's a very nice look on the baritone.\",\"alttext\":\"Master Model (\\\"Typewriter\\\") Eb Alto, s\\\/n 94086 (1930). From Saxophone.org. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.saxophone.org\\\/museum\\\/saxophones\\\/specimen\\\/713\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:35\",\"hitcounter\":\"125\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":900,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"900\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"32\",\"filename\":\"15143_1200_900.jpg\",\"description\":\"This is another of the very elaborate finishes that was available in the 1920s. This particular variant is exceptionally rare. \",\"alttext\":\"Master Martin Handcraft Eb Alto, s\\\/n 79359 (1927). From Saxophone.org. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.saxophone.org\\\/museum\\\/saxophones\\\/specimen\\\/811\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:35\",\"hitcounter\":\"43\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1200,\"height\":900,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":900,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"900\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"33\",\"filename\":\"contempora-visser.jpg\",\"description\":\"(This is a sample pic from the calendar I did in 2008.) The Reynolds Contempora is mostly a Martin Committee \\\"III\\\" with some keywork changes, but the octave key mechanism is quite different. Note that there is an SML-made Contempora and a Reynolds Contempora Medalist intermediate horn.\",\"alttext\":\"Reynolds Contempora Eb Alto and Bb Tenor, ca. 1962. Thanks to AH Visser.\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:36\",\"hitcounter\":\"38\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1024,\"height\":764,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1024,\"1\":764,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1024\\\" height=\\\"764\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"34\",\"filename\":\"i.jpg\",\"description\":\"Martin stencils are always a bit odd. I've had this horn described to me as \\\"the Holy Grail\\\" of Martin stencils and as a horn cobbled together out of old Martin pro and student parts. I've never heard it described as \\\"bad,\\\" though.\",\"alttext\":\"Dick Stabile Eb Alto, ca. 1941. From <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/myworld.ebay.com\\\/reeder31788?_trksid=p2047675.l2559\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">reeder31788 on eBay.<\\\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/gallery3\\\/index.php\\\/Martin\\\/Dick-Stabile-Stencil\\\/Bb-Tenor-s-n-23149-1941\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:38\",\"hitcounter\":\"46\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1600,\"height\":1200,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":900,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"900\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"35\",\"filename\":\"mart206k.jpg\",\"description\":\"This is a wonderfully restored horn from Steve \\\"Sarge\\\" Stransky over at WorldWideSax.com from several years ago. The horn was replated by Anderson Silver Plating.\",\"alttext\":\"Committee \\\"III\\\" Bb Tenor, s\\\/n 195xxx (1956). <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/worldwidesax.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">From WorldWideSax.com.<\\\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/gallery3\\\/index.php\\\/Martin\\\/Committee-III\\\/Bb-Tenor-s-n-195000-1956\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:40\",\"hitcounter\":\"42\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1249,\"height\":854,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":820,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"820\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"36\",\"filename\":\"martin-centennial-eb-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"This horn was produced in celebration of the 100th anniversary of one of Adolphe Sax's patents. This exceptionally rare model is obviously the model for the next Martin model, the Committee \\\"III.\\\" \",\"alttext\":\"Centennial Eb Alto 141xxx (1943). From cymru97 @ SOTW. <a href=\\\"www2.snapfish.com\\\/snapfish\\\/fe\\\/l=en_US\\\/p\\\/Organizer\\\/AlbumID=3651024012\\\/a=6031882021_100915348\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:41\",\"hitcounter\":\"36\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1100,\"height\":800,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1100,\"1\":800,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1100\\\" height=\\\"800\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"37\",\"filename\":\"martin-committee-iii-music-man.jpg\",\"description\":\"The lacquer used on Martin instruments tended to disintegrate extremely quickly and even faster when you had a lot of engraving, so finding a lacquer horn in this good of shape is outstanding. I was fortunate enough to play an almost mint one of these in the late 1980s. Wonderful tone, \\\"OK\\\" to \\\"meh\\\" intonation.\",\"alttext\":\"Committeee \\\"III\\\" Official Music Man Model Bb Tenor, s\\\/n 202801 (1958). From GetASax.com.com. <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.getasax.com\\\/product_info.php?cPath=21_30_34&products_id=387\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:42\",\"hitcounter\":\"43\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1324,\"height\":876,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":793,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"793\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"38\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft.jpg\",\"description\":\"The Handcraft was the first Martin-made saxophone -- they imported stencils before this -- and I think they're quite pretty. My experience has been that the intonation was a bit iffy, but the tone was very nice.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Eb Alto, s\\\/n 69507 (1926). From DoctorSax.biz. <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.doctorsax.biz\\\/martin_alto_sax_handcraft_1029.htm\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:44\",\"hitcounter\":\"32\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1970,\"height\":1280,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":779,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"779\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"39\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-artist-gold-tenor.jpg\",\"description\":\"The \\\"Artist\\\" finish was Conn's designation for a horn with heavy gold plate and a non-custom, but more elaborate than standard, engraving. All US manufacturers produced horns in a similar style, but they're a lot less common than the Conn examples.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Artist Bb Tenor, s\\\/n 20148 (1921). From Saxophone.org. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.saxophone.org\\\/museum\\\/saxophones\\\/specimen\\\/717\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:46\",\"hitcounter\":\"39\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"1\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1100,\"height\":900,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1100,\"1\":900,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1100\\\" height=\\\"900\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"40\",\"filename\":\"martin_handcraft_committee_1.jpg\",\"description\":\"This is an interesting variant of the Handcraft Committee: you can see that it's clearly engraved \\\"Comm. I.\\\" That would of course, mean that the Handcraft Committee II was on its way. That's an insanely risky business move: why buy the I when the II is coming out?\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Committee I Bb Tenor, s\\\/n 1298xx (1939). <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/saxpics.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">From Saxpics.com.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:47\",\"hitcounter\":\"32\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1100,\"height\":1330,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":992,\"1\":1200,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"992\\\" height=\\\"1200\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"41\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-committee.jpg\",\"description\":\"Gold plating became fairly rare after 1929. That's a shame because the finish really does look great on horns that have a lot of engraving, like this one.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Committee Eb Alto, s\\\/n 124xxx (1938). <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/saxpics.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">From Saxpics.com.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:49\",\"hitcounter\":\"31\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1100,\"height\":1330,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":992,\"1\":1200,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"992\\\" height=\\\"1200\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"42\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-imperial-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"This model has been called the rarest Martin model -- not just an interesting finish, but model. In my searches, though, I tend to think that the Centennial deserves the honor of being called the rarest.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Imperial Eb Alto, s\\\/n 111921 (1935). From DoctorSax.biz. <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.doctorsax.biz\\\/Martin_HC_Imperial_Alto_111921.htm\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:52\",\"hitcounter\":\"28\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":2450,\"height\":1600,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":783,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"783\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"43\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-special-eb-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"The serial number is a bit too high for a Handcraft and the neck looks like a Martin Master or later. The engraving looks a lot like a Handcraft Standard, and I had initially categorized it as such. It's also not a \\\"one off.\\\" There was one of these for sale on eBay, recently.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft \\\"Special\\\" Eb Alto, s\\\/n 109726 (1935). <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/saxpics.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">From Saxpics.com.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:54\",\"hitcounter\":\"27\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":800,\"height\":1050,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":800,\"1\":1050,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"800\\\" height=\\\"1050\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"44\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-standard-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"There are at least two variants of this horn, with the interestingly placed forked Eb vent (it's offset from the D tonehole) and one without. There's some debate over whether there was one stamped \\\"Special.\\\"\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Standard Eb Alto, s\\\/n 112511 (1936). From Saxquest.com. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/gallery3\\\/index.php\\\/Martin\\\/Handcraft-Standard\\\/112511-1936-Eb-Alto-Silver-Plate \\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:55\",\"hitcounter\":\"26\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1850,\"height\":1200,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":778,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"778\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"45\",\"filename\":\"martin-handcraft-troubador-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"The big innovation on these horns is the lack of a altissimo E\\\/F side key. The function is taken up by the chromatic (side) C key and a few strategically placed springs. \",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Troubador Eb Alto, s\\\/n 120xxx (1938). From Saxophone.org. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.saxophone.org\\\/museum\\\/saxophones\\\/specimen\\\/718\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:32:58\",\"hitcounter\":\"24\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1445,\"height\":900,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":747,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"747\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"46\",\"filename\":\"martin-magna-baritone-low-a.jpg\",\"description\":\"The Magna baritone was offered in both a low Bb and low A ... but no chromatic F# key. The Magna had an optional silver neck to go with the standard silver touches on the keys and the \\\"stars\\\" on both the bell and neck.\",\"alttext\":\"Magna Eb Baritone w\\\/Low A, s\\\/n 215xxx (1963). From ehopper1 via Saxpics.com. <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.saxpics.com\\\/the_gallery\\\/Martin\\\/magna\\\/bari\\\/low_a\\\/215xxx-ehopper1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:33:01\",\"hitcounter\":\"28\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":2560,\"height\":2056,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":963,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"963\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"47\",\"filename\":\"martintenor143xxx-10.jpg\",\"description\":\"Speaking of \\\"Committee,\\\" these horns were supposed to have been designed by a committee of about a half-dozen respected players and designers. I also found that there was another committee for brasswinds, so there probably was another for other instrument families, too.\",\"alttext\":\"Handcraft Committee II Bb Tenor, s\\\/n 143126 (1942). From GetASax.com. <a href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.getasax.com\\\/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=204\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2011-06-23 11:15:58\",\"hitcounter\":\"23\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":\"F 5.6\",\"credit\":false,\"camera\":\"NIKON D80\",\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":\"June 23, 2011 11:15 am\",\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":\"35 mm\",\"iso\":800,\"shutter_speed\":\"1\\\/80 sec\",\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1200,\"height\":803,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":803,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"803\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}},{\"pid\":\"48\",\"filename\":\"olds-super-alto.jpg\",\"description\":\"The Olds Super is supposed to have been made by former Martin designers; the much later Reynolds Contempora -- which appears on the next page -- has the same octave key mechanism, supporting that argument. In any event, the design is striking.\",\"alttext\":\"Olds Super Eb Alto, ca. 1941. <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/Pete\\\/makesandmodelslist\\\/gallery3\\\/index.php\\\/Olds\\\/Compilation\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Click here for the full album.<\\\/a>\",\"link\":\"\",\"imagedate\":\"2014-02-16 15:33:04\",\"hitcounter\":\"23\",\"total_value\":\"0\",\"total_votes\":\"0\",\"meta_data\":{\"aperture\":false,\"credit\":false,\"camera\":false,\"caption\":false,\"created_timestamp\":false,\"copyright\":false,\"focal_length\":false,\"iso\":false,\"shutter_speed\":false,\"flash\":false,\"title\":false,\"keywords\":false,\"width\":1250,\"height\":950,\"saved\":true,\"thumbnail\":{\"width\":220,\"height\":220},\"webview\":{\"0\":1200,\"1\":912,\"2\":2,\"3\":\"width=\\\"1200\\\" height=\\\"912\\\"\",\"bits\":8,\"channels\":3,\"mime\":\"image\\\/jpeg\"}}}]}]}<\/script><\/div><\/div><noscript id=\"noscript_FlaGallery_sc1_3\"><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/13904_1200_900.jpg\" alt=\"Master Model (&quot;Typewriter&quot;) Eb Alto, s\/n 94086 (1930).  From Saxophone.org.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.saxophone.org\/museum\/saxophones\/specimen\/713&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/15143_1200_900.jpg\" alt=\"Master Martin Handcraft Eb Alto, s\/n 79359 (1927).  From Saxophone.org.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.saxophone.org\/museum\/saxophones\/specimen\/811&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/contempora-visser.jpg\" alt=\"Reynolds Contempora Eb Alto and Bb Tenor, ca. 1962.  Thanks to AH Visser.\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/i.jpg\" alt=\"Dick Stabile Eb Alto, ca. 1941.  From &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/myworld.ebay.com\/reeder31788?_trksid=p2047675.l2559&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;reeder31788 on eBay.&lt;\/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/gallery3\/index.php\/Martin\/Dick-Stabile-Stencil\/Bb-Tenor-s-n-23149-1941&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/mart206k.jpg\" alt=\"Committee &quot;III&quot; Bb Tenor, s\/n 195xxx (1956).  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/worldwidesax.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;From WorldWideSax.com.&lt;\/a&gt;  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/gallery3\/index.php\/Martin\/Committee-III\/Bb-Tenor-s-n-195000-1956&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-centennial-eb-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Centennial Eb Alto 141xxx (1943).  From cymru97 @ SOTW.  &lt;a href=&quot;www2.snapfish.com\/snapfish\/fe\/l=en_US\/p\/Organizer\/AlbumID=3651024012\/a=6031882021_100915348&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-committee-iii-music-man.jpg\" alt=\"Committeee &quot;III&quot; Official Music Man Model Bb Tenor, s\/n 202801 (1958).  From GetASax.com.com.  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.getasax.com\/product_info.php?cPath=21_30_34&amp;products_id=387&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Eb Alto, s\/n 69507 (1926).  From DoctorSax.biz.  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.doctorsax.biz\/martin_alto_sax_handcraft_1029.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-artist-gold-tenor.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Artist Bb Tenor, s\/n 20148 (1921).  From Saxophone.org.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.saxophone.org\/museum\/saxophones\/specimen\/717&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin_handcraft_committee_1.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Committee I Bb Tenor, s\/n 1298xx (1939).  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/saxpics.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;From Saxpics.com.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-committee.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Committee Eb Alto, s\/n 124xxx (1938).  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/saxpics.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;From Saxpics.com.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-imperial-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Imperial Eb Alto, s\/n 111921 (1935).  From DoctorSax.biz.  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.doctorsax.biz\/Martin_HC_Imperial_Alto_111921.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-special-eb-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft &quot;Special&quot; Eb Alto, s\/n 109726 (1935).  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/saxpics.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;From Saxpics.com.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-standard-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Standard Eb Alto, s\/n 112511 (1936).  From Saxquest.com.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/gallery3\/index.php\/Martin\/Handcraft-Standard\/112511-1936-Eb-Alto-Silver-Plate &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-handcraft-troubador-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Troubador Eb Alto, s\/n 120xxx (1938).  From Saxophone.org.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.saxophone.org\/museum\/saxophones\/specimen\/718&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martin-magna-baritone-low-a.jpg\" alt=\"Magna Eb Baritone w\/Low A, s\/n 215xxx (1963).  From ehopper1 via Saxpics.com. &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.saxpics.com\/the_gallery\/Martin\/magna\/bari\/low_a\/215xxx-ehopper1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/martintenor143xxx-10.jpg\" alt=\"Handcraft Committee II Bb Tenor, s\/n 143126 (1942).  From GetASax.com.  &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.getasax.com\/product_info.php?cPath=34&amp;products_id=204&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><img class=\"skip-lazy no-lazyload noLazy\" data-lazy-src=\"\" src =\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-content\/flagallery\/martin\/olds-super-alto.jpg\" alt=\"Olds Super Eb Alto, ca. 1941.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/gallery3\/index.php\/Olds\/Compilation&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here for the full album.&lt;\/a&gt;\" \/><\/noscript>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<strong>PC\/Mac Navigation Help:<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the &#8220;FS&#8221; button for BIG images (heartily recommended).<br \/>\nClick the &#8220;SL&#8221; link for an automatic slide show.<br \/>\nClick the &#8220;Info&#8221; button for info on the pic, a link to the full gallery and my witty banter.<br \/>\nClick the left\/right arrows or thumbnails to navigate through the pics.<br \/>\nClick the &#8220;thumbs up&#8221; button if you liked the pic or my commentary &#8212; or both :).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Apple iDevice: click on the &#8220;A Martin Retrospective&#8221; title, then click on a pic.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou might have to do it a couple times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"iawp_total_views":15,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[118,119,30,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,19,18,127],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martin","tag-centennial","tag-committee","tag-contempora","tag-dick-stabile","tag-handcraft","tag-magna","tag-music-man","tag-olds","tag-reynolds","tag-sorkin","tag-standard","tag-super","tag-troubador","excerpt","zoom","full-without-featured","even","excerpt-0"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":880,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/Pete\/makesandmodelslist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}