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FSC® CERTIFIED INSTRUMENTS Two of the latest instruments to join the Martin line embody a commitment to sustainability. Both Shawn Mendes’ Custom Artist Edition and the T1 Uke are fully FSC-certified, and their accompanying softshell cases are made entirely from recycled plastic.
CONSERVATION
SUPPORTING REFORESTATION For some time now, Martin has sourced FSC-certified ebony, sipo and sapele wood from the Republic of Congo, but in 2022 the company’s commitment to helping the region was increased. This was done through Martin’s providing of financial support to a hospital in the Republic that serves the local indigenous population. Additional reforestation support has been provided to other places Martin sources wood, including Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and back home in Pennsylvania.
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The introduction of four-piece tops allows Martin to use smaller, younger trees to make guitars, rather than larger old-growth trees. Martin has also started using salvaged and reclaimed spruce – that is, spruce that was either already cut and not being used, or spruce from trees that fell naturally – in its guitars, reducing the number of new trees that need to be cut down.