<kidding>I ask for a Martin Guitar when my birthday rolls around. (It hasn't worked yet.)</kidding>

Since Jon mentiions the Stella, let me ask a question that seems to generate controversy. Some say the the Stella 12 string guitar that Leadbelly played was a quality guitar and that the line later went down in quality when it was bought up by a large company. My impression is that it has always been a bottom-of-the-line guitar. Anyone know "the truth"?

Murray