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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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Tuesday, August 29 2023
How long does it take to break in a Martin Guitar?

How long does it take to break in a Martin guitar? Here is a query we received that would fit right in with one of Maury’s Martin Myths podcasts. So, just how long does it take to “break in” a Martin Guitar?

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Tuesday, August 08 2023
2022 Martinfest

Season 1 Episode 14 of Martins & More recounts the fun and fabulous time that Spoon and Maury had at the latest Martinfest. This gathering of Martin guitar enthusiasts takes place in and around Nazareth, PA, over a three-day summer’s weekend, with participants from across the USA and from other nations.

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Friday, August 04 2023
Martinfest 2023 - Part 2

Maury has been a proud member of the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum since 2002 & he's attended every MartinFest. If you can't be here with us, Follow us on Facebook for LIVE updates, and check back here for instant-replay!

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Tuesday, July 25 2023
MartinFest 2023 - Part 1

Maury has been a proud member of the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum since 2002 & he's attended every MartinFest. If you can't be here with us, Follow us on Facebook for LIVE updates, and check back here for instant-replay!

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Tuesday, July 11 2023
The Martin 16 Series

Season 1 Episode 10 of Martins & More takes a deep dive into the 16 Series as Spoon provides a history lesson that begins in the Folk Boom of the early 1960s and Maury offers insights into the current lineup of the acoustic-electric guitars unique to the 16 Series and designed for the touring professional and recording artists of the twenty-first century.

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Tuesday, June 27 2023
The Martin 17 Series

Season 1 Episode 8 of Martins & More features Spoon providing the fascinating history of Martin’s Style 17 and how it evolved into today’s 17 Series.

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Monday, June 12 2023
Why do Martin guitars sound so good?

There is an old advertising slogan that went something like, “More people play a Martin or want to play a Martin than any other guitar.” Certainly, Martin guitars are owned and played by countless professional musicians from the biggest stars to the anonymous studio session players that back them up on albums or play on the soundtrack scores of Hollywood films and television shows. The reason for this can be summed up in one word: Tone.
 

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Tuesday, May 09 2023
Fingerstyle Demos by El McMeen

Fingerstyle champ El McMeen visited Maury's Music to demo some great guitars for us. He's an incredibly-talented fingerstyle artist, and his use of CGDGAD tuning brings a unique resonance to the pieces he plays.

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Monday, May 08 2023
Martin Ukulele Demos

At long last, we're finally making strides in getting some Uke demo videos recorded, produced & out into the wild. Between Spoon Phillips, Maury Rutch and Dee Dasher, we're committed to putting together some really fun ukulele content.

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