Marty Lanham has been playing and working on musical instruments for over thirty years. In 1972, he moved his family from Northern California to Nashville to pursue his passion for banjos, guitars and music. Music City was a natural place to go.

Lanham didn’t know what to expect in Nashville, but knew he could always keep pushing east to his family’s homeplace. His mother’s large and musical family nurtured much of Marty’s cultural development. His grandpa led the church choir, an uncle played mandolin and several aunts played Appalachian gospel music on piano.

Nashville Guitar Company instruments are just what the name implies – guitars that sound and play like the pre-War classics. Marty uses the highest quality materials to produce custom-built, hand-crafted instruments that will stand the test of time.