Saturday, June 16, 2007

I Pulled Into Nazareth...

It is the opening line of The Band's classic, "The Weight" and is said to have been inspired by Robbie Robertson's looking into the sound hole of his Martin Guitar and seeing Nazareth, PA stamped in it.

Now, Martin Guitar will be honoring Robertson with two signature models according to the Morning Call (read the article here).

The article notes:
The new Robertson models, officially called the 00-42K and 00-42K2, will be based on another Martin in the guitarist's collection -- a one-of-a-kind 1919 00-45K. Robertson's instrument is the only guitar of that type Martin has ever made with a Hawaiian koa-wood top, according to Dick Boak, the company's director of artist relations.

''It's a gorgeous, gorgeous instrument,'' Boak said.

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