b'Martin Carthys FalstaffI made this guitar in 1975. It was theI have a fond memory of him playing At one point Martin asked me to first ever Falstaff, and I wasnt in aHeartbreak Hotel in our sittingput some inlay in the headstock, rush to let it go. room on this guitar. I love the song,so I sawed the Fylde logo out of Martin was playing at the local club,and the arrangement, but Martinpearl sheet, the first time I had done and I took him to the workshop inhad stopped performing it becauseanything as complex as that.I have the interval to show him what I wassinging an Elvis song wasnt goingrefretted it a couple of times, and up to.He has since said that thedown too well in folk clubs.reset the neck just a few months guitar beckoned to him from across As can be seen, Martin doesnt treatago, after which Martin said it was a the room, and he took it with himit with kid gloves, he plays it withbrand new guitar. A thirty eight year that very night.It took a little whilemostly heavy plectrum and thumbold brand new guitar.It has had a for the two of them to form a lastingdown strokes and it is easy to pickvariety of pickups in it over the years, relationship, but before long Martinout the sound on his recordings.and lots of changes to the bridge was carrying two guitars, each inIf he is playing chords rather thanand saddle as Martins tunings have an extremely heavy Carlton case,patterns, its likely to be this guitar.changed.everywhere he went. When you thinkIt was also featured on the coverI do hope Martins arms continue to that Martin travels everywhere byof Martins book of guitar tablature,get longer.train, carrying the two guitars plusand he uses it a lot when he is a large bag is impressive. He nowplaying with Imagined Village or The has very long arms and very strongWatersons.hands.266'