Maury's Blog

The voice of your acoustic guitar is the font of its unique musical personality and an extension of the artistic expression of the guitarist making it sing. But the vocal chords of that beloved musical instrument are the strings. C. F. Martin & Co. offer some of the finest guitar strings ever made. Let's take a closer look at Martin Guitar Strings!

Announced at Winter NAMM in January, 2020 the first SC-13E has arrived at Maury’s Music and Aaron Short couldn’t wait to dedicate a show to this amazing Martin model, with the first truly new Martin-invented body shape in over 80 years!

Martin Guitars Are Back!!!
They are back in production at C. F. Martin & Co. - and back at Maury’s Music!

June is the time for weddings, and anniversaries. It is the month of True Love. And with a tone as pure, powerful, and compelling as Love itself, the Martin D True Love is a magnificent guitar of aesthetic beauty and musical loveliness most befitting this time of year.  
 

Our good pal Aaron Short is a working musician in NYC, and he hosts a wonderful YouTube channel - filled with gear demos, live concerts & fantastic interviews. Aaron and Maury will be spending some time demonstrating & discussing certain Martin models. We'll archive those discussions here.

Made in the Shade
Martin has a long tradition of adding special toner to the spruce soundboard of a guitar to darken the  lacquer finish in a pleasing, aesthetic way. The official company language has always described such guitars as having a “shaded top,” with the common terms like “sunburst” and “burst” being used for specific types of top shading. And while there have been multiple bursts over the years, the two most popular examples remain available today, the Sunburst 1935 and the Amberburst 1933.

At Maury's Music, we play the products we sell. COVID19 & social distancing might stop some musicians from making music together, but not us! Check out our long-distance jams! Quarantunes!  

A week after Maury appeared on the popular YouTube webzine “The Aaron Short Music Hangout,” Martin’s Dick Boak took his place in front of a webcam for a lengthy and enlightening interview on the same show. Aaron asked him what his favorite Martin guitar was. Dick replied that there are so many great Martins, but for him it is the Orchestra Model. And it is no coincidence that John Mayer’s signature model is based on his long-time go-to axe, which happens to be the same Martin OM model that Dick Boak plays, and the very same one played to this day by Maury of Maury’s Music. The reason is simple – Martin OMs are awesome!

We're live-streaming you into our studio for a virtual tour of our current inventory!

Are Hand Sanitizers and Other Household Products Safe For Your Guitar? If you are lucky enough to have some hand sanitizer available to you in these days of dearth, it is very important to your guitar’s health that you pay attention to how you apply the sanitizer and when it is safe to play your guitar if you have it on your hands. Read more!