Bordering off topic, but in the interest of historic accuracy, This is the story of the Martin Dreadnought (note spelling): http://www.mguitar.com/history/dreadnought.php
This is a Byrdland (note spelling) http://www.gibson.com/products/custom/1995/ltdr/ltdr5.html There virtually no physical resemblance between the two guitars. The Dreadnought, first marketed in 1916, obviously precedes the Byrdland. In addition, I do not recall the Everly Bros. playing Martins. They endorsed Gibsons and were most often seen with the Gibson Everly Brothers model. If any guitar is ichnographically associated with the Everly Bros., it is this guitar: http://www.provide.net/~cfh/everly.html http://www.provide.net/~woodrails/galpics/j185e_63.jpg GJR ----- Original Message ----- From: Minstrel Geoffrey To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [HG] Alden's rant on iconography, and a challenge Well I have to exclude myself, as I've had both types custom made by Warmoth (WA) so I have a very good understanding of which one looks like, now it would have been interesting for Alden to ask for a "warlock, flying V, a B.C. Rich, a Dreadnaugt(hint, think Everly Bros.), the classic 1955 Birdland (grandfather to the dreadnsught), the classic Les Paul, or even the concert-cut-a-way body type, the list how'd on, but all of these also are as standard as the Fender Rele & Strat.
