Guitarmaker C.F. Martin & Company Criticizes Wrecking of Rare Guitar in ‘The Hateful Eight’

Guitarmaker C.F. Martin & Company Criticizes Wrecking of Rare Guitar in ‘The Hateful Eight’
(L-R) Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Bruce Dern, in a scene from the film, "The Hateful Eight," directed by Quentin Tarantino. Andrew Cooper/Weinstein Company via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The C.F. Martin Company said it will not loan its rare instruments to movie productions in the future after a rare guitar was destroyed during the making of “The Hateful Eight” film.

The six-string guitar, which was created in the 1870s, was loaned to the production from the company’s museum.

In the film, prisoner Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) strums on the guitar in Minnie’s Haberdashery, only for John Ruth (Kurt Russell) to grab it from her and smash it on a beam.

Kurt shattered the antique guitar and everyone was pretty freaked out.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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