Hartmann to become proficient in the trade. The Martin & Schatz clearly existed so maybe it only lasted as long as necessary for C. Henry Schatz lived about 1-1/4 miles north of Schoeneck and could have easily walked to work in Schoeneck but Martin also had his son, 14 at the time, and, later in 1839, his nephew C. The old shop is still in existence! It was originally a black smith's shop and it is in this location that Martin first started making guitars in the Nazareth area. The Schoeneck farm house allocated part of the house, the root cellar and, most intriguingly, 'all the old shop' to Martin. Martin moved to Schoeneck in June 1839 but had rented part of a farm house in April where his family lived until the house in Cherry Hill was bought in December 1839. New research raises the question why the partnership was even necessary. The partnership did not last very long and was dissolved by early 1840. moved to Cherry Hill in June 1839 (although his family had been living in the area since the summer of 1838) and re-established his partnership with Henry Schatz.

Martin & Schatz had two distinct periods of partnership: from early 1835 to April 1836 and from June 1839 to early 1840. It has sometimes been assumed that the Martin & Coupa partnership included making guitars but this guitar clearly shows that Martin & Schatz was the 'manufactory' and Martin & Coupa was only related to the 'depot' run by John Coupa at 385 Broadway. The most important clue is that the guitar contains TWO labels: a Martin & Schatz (type 7) label AND a Martin & Coupa (type 8) label. Martin's early days in the Cherry Hill PA area. Several other entries for pre-1840 Martins have been posted on this website but this guitar is certainly very interesting from a historical perspective and provides a number of clues about C.

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