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 DITSON | | Instruments previously manufactured in Boston, MA from 1865 to the early 1900s and in Nazareth, PA between the mid-1910s and early 1930s. | The Oliver Ditson Company, Inc. was formed in 1835 by music publisher Oliver Ditson (1811-1888). Ditson was a primary force in music merchandising, distribution, and retail sales on the East Coast. He also helped establish two musical instrument manufacturers: The John Church Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Lyon & Healy (Washburn) in Chicago, IL.
In 1865, Ditson established a manufacturing branch of his company under the supervision of John Haynes, called the John C. Haynes Company. This branch built guitars for a number of trademarks, such as Bay State, Tilton, and Haynes Excelsior.
Ditson later had Martin build guitars for them as sort of a House Brand. Martin built guitars for Ditson from circa 1916 to 1930, and Ditson is credited for requesting the first dreadnought-sized guitar. Ditson became Martin's largest client as they produced thousands of instruments over the years. Source: Tom Wheeler, American Guitars and Teja Gerken, Acoustic Guitar Magazine. | | | ACOUSTIC |
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