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Originally Posted by Silly Moustache
...I know that Martin long ago decided that they would not patent their designs as they were confident that they could always build the best, and although that might no longer be necessarily true, they can certainly build more...
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In 1896 (TMK) Frank Henry Martin took a block of Brazilian rosewood from the company's stash and hand-carved a plaque, which hung over C.F. Martin III's bed during his growing-up years:
Non multa sed multum
Translation: not many but much...
RIP 1896-1986...
