Lehigh Valley Live

1-of-a-kind Martin Guitar ukulele headed to space for good cause

The legendary instruments Martin Guitar is known for are no stranger to adventure. A Martin ukulele, known as the Konter Uke, in 1926 famously tagged along on Rear Admiral Richard Byrd’s expedition to ...
Morning Call PA

A new musical frontier? Martin Guitar will send a ukulele into space for an all-civilian mission headed by Lehigh Valley billionaire Jared Isaacman

Martin Guitar’s corporate motto is “Inspiring musicians worldwide,” Rameen Shayegan said. “We may have to add ‘and beyond’ to that motto,” Shayegan, the company’s instrument design manager, added ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Lehigh Valley in space: Martin Guitar ukulele among local items in SpaceX Inspiration4 payload

Lehigh Valley billionaire Jared Isaacman may be funding and commanding the historic SpaceX Inspiration4 private spaceflight, but he isn’t the only local link currently in orbit. A Martin Guitar ...
Navy Times

The story of ‘Ukulele Dick,' his famous North Pole stowaway, a snow baby, the Son of Kong’s ingenue and her majesty Missy, queen of Romania

Movie Night during the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35. (The Ohio State University) NAZARETH, Pa. — In 2014, Larry Bartram, a software company founder and archaeologist, was at C.F. Martin & ...
Morning Call PA

C.F. Martin & Co.handcrafts ukulele for Space X mission | PHOTOS

C.F. Martin & Co. announced today that they have handcrafted a one-of-a-kind soprano ukulele specifically to join the Inspiration4 crew for their upcoming Space X mission. The space-bound ukulele is ...