While the Little Martin is our smallest guitar, it is very big on tone, quality and versatility. The LX1E acoustic electric model features a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides, and a warm satin finish. Its ideal for travel, student practice or for just playing around the house or campfire.

Specs:

Model:LX1E Little Martin
Construction:Mortise & Tenon Neck Joint
Body Size:Modified 0-14 Fret
Top Material:Sitka Spruce
Top Detail:N/A
Rosette:Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern:X Brace
Brace Shape:Non-Scalloped
Brace Material:Sitka Spruce
Brace Size:5/16€³
Back Material:HPL
Back Detail:Mahogany Pattern
Back Purfling/Strip:N/A
Side Material:HPL
Side Detail:Mahogany Pattern
Endpiece:N/A
Endpiece Inlay:N/A
Binding:N/A
Top Inlay Material:N/A
Side Inlay Material:N/A
Back Inlay Material:N/A
Neck Material:Rust Birch Laminate
Neck Shape:Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper:Standard Taper
Plek:No
Nut Material:White Corian
Headstock Shape:Solid with LX Taper
Headplate Material:HPL
Headplate Detail:Rosewood Pattern
Headplate Logo Style:Script Ink
Headplate Binding Material:N/A
Heelcap:N/A
Fingerboard Material:FSC Certified Richlite
Scale Length:23€
Neck Joins Body At:14th Fret
Number of Frets Total:20
Fingerboard Width at Nut:1 11/16€
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret:2 1/16€
Fingerboard Inlay Material:None
Fingerboard Inlay Style:N/A
Fingerboard Binding Material:None
Side Dots:White
Back and Side Finish:N/A
Back and Sides Color:N/A
Finish Top:Hand Rubbed
Top Color:Clear
Finish Neck:Hand Rubbed
Neck Color:N/A
Bridge Material:FSC Certified Richlite
Bridge Style:Junior Style Belly
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8€
Saddle:Compensated White Tusq
Saddle Radius:16€³
Tuning Machines:Chrome Enclosed Gear
Recommended Strings:SP Acoustic 92/8 Phosphor Bronze Medium (MSP4200)
Knob: Small
Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic
Bridge Pin Dots: Black Plastic
Pickguard: N/A
Pickguard Inlay: N/A
Case: Soft Gig Bag
Label: Foil Label
Electronics: Fishman Sonitone

€¢€¢ WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO‚¬Â¢â‚¬Â¢
From the sales staff in the retail locations to the employees at the warehouse, you will find musicians and players who perform in and around the community. 95% of the company workers play and/or teach music. Here, you will find employees whose skills extend outside of the workplace. We are committed.
We strive to provide the customer with the best possible service. Your experience in our stores and on our website should be memorable. We pride ourselves on making it right.
We are family oriented. For over 110 years, Willis Music has been a family owned business. Some of the current employees have even been with the company over 30 of those years. Not only do we have families at home, but Willis Music is our family too.
Here at Willis Music we are friends, family, musicians, specialists and community members. Our passion for music drives us to be successful every minute of every day. We feel that our obligation is to pass along our musical knowledge and expertise to you.
‚¬Â¢â‚¬Â¢ COMPANY HISTORY‚¬Â¢â‚¬Â¢
Through many years of music publishing, the Willis Music Company has developed many of the top composers in the industry. Names such as John Thompson, Edna Mae Burnam, and William Gillock have helped create one of the most prestigious catalogs in the business. Here's how it all began€¦
  On April 1, 1899, Charles H. Willis, a twenty-seven year veteran of the sheet music industry, founded a small business at 41 East 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati. In May 1901, Mr. Willis purchased miscellaneous sheet music and music books from the John Church Company and moved his business to a larger location at 4th and Elm.
Willis Music grew steadily during the ten years spent in that location. Mr. Willis and his son, William H., began publishing methods, collections, and sheet music specifically designed for the needs of the teaching community, striving to provide the community with complete, dependable, and accurate service!
In 1910, Willis Music absorbed the business of George B. Jennings and Company. The newly incorporated firm was re-named W.H. Willis and Company. William Willis, son of the founder of the business, died shortly before the company was incorporated.
Continuing to expand, W.H. Willis and Company bought the Cable Piano Company's Cincinnati branch in 1912. As both companies had been located in the same building at 4th and Elm, W.H. Willis and Company then occupied the entire seven story building. In 1919, Gustave Schirmer bought W. H. Willis and Company, making it a branch of G. Schirmer of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1923 John J. Cranley, a fiery, redheaded Irishman from the Boston Music Company, became general manager of the Willis subsidiary.
John J. Cranley began as a stockboy with The Boston Music Company. Through his hard work and because of his love for the music business, he was a natural for turning this small organization into a major corporation. Little by little, he acquired more than 50% ownership in the company through stock options.
Under John Cranley's leadership, Willis Music became "The Publisher" for teaching methods and solo pieces. The John Thompson method, "Modern Course for the Piano" was added to the catalog in 1936. This method quickly became, and still is today, the most widely used piano method in the world.
John J. Cranley's son, Edward, became president of the Willis Music Company in 1965. Edward, like his father, grew up in the company. He worked in all departments, sharing the same enthusiasm while continuing the success and growth of the organization. Currently the company is owned exclusively by the members of the Cranley family.
In 1969 the Company's headquarters moved to a 50,000 square foot warehouse in Florence, Kentucky. Soon after, Willis acquired the total assets of Rocket Manufacturing, a company that produced display racks for sheet music and books. At the same time the retail division was going through tremendous growth. By 1991 Willis Music operated eight full-line retail stores in major malls throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
Edward's son, Kevin, began his training at the age of fourteen, working in the store after school. In 1979, after graduating from Xavier University in Cincinnati, he joined the company as a full-time employee.<br>
In November of 1990, Kevin succeeded his father as President of the Willis Music Company, at which time Edward Cranley became Treasurer.
Today, the Willis catalog of music contains more than 13,000 titles and with new composers the future looks very bright. Through new foreign publishing agreements, the catalog is growing in popularity on every continent.