Guitars and Guitar Playing
Grossman's principal (acoustic) guitars are a 1930 Martin OM-45 and a Martin HJ-38. In the past, he has also played a Martin OM-28, "Euphonon" and "Prairie State" guitars. He favours medium-gauge strings (.013, .017, .026, .036, .046, .056) Stefan has worked with the Martin Guitar Company to produce a Stefan Grossman Signature Model guitar, based on a Jumbo size the guitar has 14 frets to the body, Madagascar Rosewood back and sides and Sitka spruce top. This guitar appears to be his guitar of choice in 2010 Grossman also had a guitar custom made for him by Ed Foley of Foley Guitars.
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