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Location: Vermont USA | Tomorrow I am going to the Martin guitar factory to do the tour. This will be my first time. Than Saturday off to Wiliamsburg Virginia. Will try to post pics.
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Location: East Tennessee | Enjoy!!!
That is on my "To Do" list. Any info you can pick up would be helpful.
I've been to Williamsburg. You will enjoy that also. |
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Location: GA USA | Don't ask to buy the company. That's been done already.
Have fun. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Do they give away Free Samples?
Or at least free guitar picks? |
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| After the tour, they give each person a soundhole cut-out stamped with the Martin logo. That's a single, round, wooden soundhole cut-out . . . not a pile of little carbon fiber cut-outs from upper bouts. ;) And since the tour begins and ends in the company store, there are lots of other things you can buy there. When I was there last July, I left with 5 guitars - a 00-42K and a quartet of the 175th Anniversary Little Martins, plus a bunch of other stuff. Allow time to spend in the museum. Also check out the "Pickin' Parlor" if you'd like to play some of their models which may be hard to find in local dealerships. It's a "must-do" for every serious guitar player at least once in their life. |
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Location: Vermont USA | No one to play with in the hotel lobby I sure do miss you guys. It was a fun tour so why would anyone buy a Taylor? Played some very nice Martins.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I went to the Martin factory years back with my then friend (now wife). A TERRIFIC thunderstorm exploded all around us as just as we entered the factory entrance. Result? Our tour consisted of the guide and just the two of us. My future wife had a look on her face that obviously wondered if she'd ever manage to get me out of the place. I was in absolute guitar-geek heaven!  |
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Location: Vermont USA | Went to a guitar store here in Williamsburg my wife told them I like to go into stores and play guitars, and when I leave they have to wipe the drool off of them. The young man said oh one of them. So I am a O.O.T. well off to hooters to get the dirty old man special.
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Location: South of most, North of few | HERE\'S
the tour for those who can't make it to the real thing. |
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Location: Vermont USA | As soon as I get home I will post pics And the Cracker barrel was quite the restaurant.
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Tomorrow
