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C.F. Martin & Co., founded in 1833 and headquartered in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, is the world's oldest surviving producer of guitars and the largest producer of acoustic guitars in the United States.

Lester Flatt was an American bluegrass singer and guitarist. In 1945 he joined Bill Monroe and the Blue Mountain Boys. While with the group, he met Earl Scruggs and the two subsequently left the group and formed the Foggy Mountain Boys. The group was quite popular in the 1950's-1960's, recording and performing on syndicated radio and television shows. The group disbanded in 1969. C.F. Martin & Co. produced the Limited Edition Lester Flatt D-28LF guitar in 1999. C.F.

Martin introduced the Model 0-16 New York in the 1960's to address the folk market. The guitar was based on the Martin guitars of the 19th century. "New York" referred to the location of Martin's factory at that time. The guitar was designed to be used with "silk and steel" strings if desired, which consisted of either steel wrapped around a silk core or a steel core wrapped in silk and then wrapped in steel. Many folk artists produced the mellow sound produced by this type of strings. C.F.