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Sunday, September 10 2023
Reason #6 to Own a Blueridge

Reason #6 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Neck Width Options! There is a Blueridge guitar with your favorite nut width. For those who wish C. F. Martin & Co. and other makers hadn’t moved away from the 1-11/16” nut width, Blue Ridge has you covered!

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Thursday, September 07 2023
Reason #7 to Own a Blueridge

Reason #7 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Awesome softshell cases! Blueridge guitars come in some of the most beloved cases available today!

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Tuesday, September 05 2023
Reason #8 to Own a Blueridge

Reason #8 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Distinctive Styling! Many Blueridge guitar models have a combination of classic acoustic guitar appointments, with stylish accents that make them stand out from all other guitars.

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Saturday, September 02 2023
Reason #9 to Own a Blueridge

Reason #9 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Tenor Guitars! Like their Earthquake parlor guitars from bygone days, Blueridge makes four-string tenor guitars based on the original C. F. Martin Designs from the 1920s, but available for an enjoyably affordable price.

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Wednesday, August 30 2023
Reason #10 to Own a Blueridge

Reason #10 for owning a Blueridge guitar – Parlor Guitars! Blueridge refers to these special members of the Historic Series as Earthquake guitars, because of the “spirit of creativity and prosperity that was felt in America after the turn of the century from the aftermath of the Great San Francisco Quake of 1906.”

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Monday, October 17 2022
Acoustic Guitars Under $1000

Season 1 Episode 24 of Martins & More seeks to discover the many and often surprising virtues of the most affordable Martin and Blueridge guitars available today. No matter one’s budget, a bargain is a bargain.

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Monday, August 01 2022
Blueridge Guitars

Season 1 Episode 13 of Martins & More focuses on the “More” as Maury takes us through the many offerings from Blueridge guitars. Spoon chimes in with his opinion of the unique chime in the Blueridge voice, and the many attractive features of these finely crafted instruments.

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Wednesday, August 11 2021
Martin OM-28 vs Blueridge BR-163

The latest installment of Maury’s popular A vs. B series compares two popular guitar models, the Blueridge BR-163 from the Historic Series of traditional designs inspired by various pre-war Martin guitars, and the Martin OM-28 from the Standard Series, which upgraded in 2018 to get its own pre-war Martin styling. These two awesome Auditorium-size acoustic are similar, yet offer a unique playing experience from one another.

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Tuesday, April 17 2018
Blueridge BG-180RW

The Blueridge BG-180RW combines the easy playability of short scale length with the warmth & power of a slope-shoulder rosweood body.  Read on!

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Monday, May 22 2017
Spoon Phillips compares the Blueridge BR-183 & BR-183A

Spoon Phillips compares the Sitka-topped Blueridge BR-183 to the Adirondack-topped BR-183A.  Which one do you prefer & why

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Thursday, January 26 2017
Blueridge Adirondack Dreadnought Comparison

One of our customers requested a comparison video.  He wanted to hear the differences between the Blueridge BR-140A and BR-160A.  We said give us 24 hours and we'll do the BR-180A too.  And our story does unfold.  

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Wednesday, June 08 2016
Bear Claw on Acoustic Guitars

This week we take a trip into the woods and check out some Bear Claws!

"The idea goes that if a bear scratches a tree then after the wood heals it’s going to leave 'scars'. While I will admit that this explanation is a lot cooler than what’s actually happening, it’s simply not true."

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Thursday, April 21 2016
Acoustic Guitar Break-In

This week we take a look into the future! Will your guitar sound better next year than it does today? That depends on how well it "Breaks-In".

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Monday, December 14 2015
Chris Davis dropped by

At Maury's Music, we play the products we sell.  Maury has performed onstage with some very talented local musicians over the years, and they're all fans of Maury's Music.  :)

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Wednesday, October 07 2015
Naming a Blueridge Guitar

A great resource for someone looking for a Blueridge guitar, this week we talk about how Blueridge guitar model names work.

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Wednesday, September 23 2015
Acoustic Guitar Body Size & Scale Length

Today we get into the nitty gritty, talking about how Body Size and Scale Length affect the sound of your acoustic guitar.

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