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My last guitar (now with museum pics)
On Tuesday, I journeyed to the C. F. Martin Guitar factory in Nazareth, PA to pick up my new Martin 000-28 Ambertone. I ordered it back in July. An business associate had mentioned that his sister in law worked for Martin for the last 34 years, and that he could get me what ever I wanted for 50% of retail through the family purchase plan. He went with me to pick it up. Upon arrival I was offered the VIP Delivery experience. Asking what that entailed, she said I would receive a "swag bag" of a tshirt, hat, picks, and strings. I would get a guided tour of the museum and factory. My name would be put up on the marquee in the lobby, and several craftsmen from the factory and several people from the corporate office would come into the lobby and my guitar would be presented to me. Then I would go over the small stage area in the lobby and play my new guitar for the first time for everyone. I opted to just take the swag bag and tours. And the guitar of course. The museum is a great experience. I highly recommend it and the factory tour. Both are free. 
post edited by rsp@odyssey.net - 2014/12/18 14:58:57
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/18 11:27:49
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Sweet looking guitar Randy, but something about it just isn't right! 
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re: My last guitar
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Sweet looking guitar Randy, but something about it just isn't right!
Very observant Craig. The flash on my cell phone makes it appear more red than it actually is, but it's a beauty. Without question the finest acoustic guitar I've ever played. A great setup and it just sings! Randy
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I think Craig is referring to it being built....upside down. 
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/18 12:17:52
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Very nice, and what a cool experience!
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2014/12/18 12:27:50
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Very nice guitar - Congrats!
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2014/12/18 13:47:10
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I think Craig is referring to it being built....upside down.
I prefer to think of it as over under sideways down.
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2014/12/18 13:50:37
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2014/12/18 13:56:19
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Randy,
It's actually your first guitar......................
before the next juan.
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2014/12/18 13:58:08
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Very nice guitar.......I want one!!!
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/18 14:40:32
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Very nice, and what a cool experience!
It really was a great day. The museum has so many cool things. Just a few off the top off my head. They have the Martin acoustic that was Leo Fenders first attempt at making an electric guitar in 1942. As you can see, it was a pretty primitive attempt.  Here is a pic of Kurt Cobains Martin D18. It's the one he used on the Nevermind tour, and also played it on the MTV unplugged episode.  They have over 170 instruments in the museum. All of them with a cool story. I took the lady who hooked me up with my guitar to lunch and she told me some pretty neat stuff. She's the international tone wood buyer for the company. She said with the restrictions on exotic woods such as Brazilian Rosewood, everyone in the business is very cautious. She said a collector has a rare Martin he would like to sell to the museum, but due to it having both Brazilian Rosewood and Ivory components, they are waiting to hear back from the corporate lawyers to see if they can even legally buy it.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/18 16:45:13
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Very nice guitar!
And the factory tour is indeed a nice experience and you can do the museum while you wait for the guide for the next tour to start.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/18 17:28:42
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What a beauty 
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2014/12/18 17:37:55
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beautimous
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/20 15:40:47
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What a marvellous experience it must have been =)
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/20 15:55:28
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MakeShift
I think Craig is referring to it being built....upside down.
I prefer to think of it as over under sideways down.
I prefer to think of it as a reflection against a mirror line parallel to the long axis. Or just built backwards.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/27 15:30:32
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That is a BEAUTY... I had forgotten how much I was wanting a 000. Thanks for filling my GAS tank! So anyone who orders a Martin can go there, pick it up, and tour the museum? This is a good thread! Thank you for sharing.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/28 10:23:34
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"due to it having both Brazilian Rosewood and Ivory components, they are waiting to hear
back from the corporate lawyers to see if they can even legally buy it."
That is just regulation gone mad; isn't it!
She's a looker for sure!
The "one that got away" for me was a '52 000-21.
The 000's are perfect, IMHO, for single note blues.
I miss her a whole lot more than the '59 Custom, various dc Jr's and the '69 stack.
Just sayin'...
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2014/12/28 11:02:41
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"due to it having both Brazilian Rosewood and Ivory components, they are waiting to hear
back from the corporate lawyers to see if they can even legally buy it."
That is just regulation gone mad; isn't it!
She's a looker for sure!
The "one that got away" for me was a '52 000-21.
The 000's are perfect, IMHO, for single note blues.
I miss her a whole lot more than the '59 Custom, various dc Jr's and the '69 stack.
Just sayin'...
T
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/28 13:32:13
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J,
If it weren't for the Cakewalk TOS, I'd agree with you!
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/28 19:57:35
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jbow
That is a BEAUTY... I had forgotten how much I was wanting a 000. Thanks for filling my GAS tank! So anyone who orders a Martin can go there, pick it up, and tour the museum? This is a good thread! Thank you for sharing.
Julien
The way the program works is that you have to order the guitar from an authorized dealer and let them know you want the VIP Delivery at the factory. I have an "in" through a friend whose sister-in-law works there, so he helped me with the order as a relative (wink, nod). With the Family Plan, I got mine for 50% of retail and was allowed to pick it up there.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/29 07:56:09
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Nice.... I would have loved to had that tour as well.... lots of things to see and learn.
Enjoy that beautiful guitar...... I know you will now even more so since you know about the history of the company that made it for you.
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/29 15:31:54
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Re: My last guitar
2014/12/29 19:34:53
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drewfx1
Just to make clear - you don't need to buy a guitar to go to the museum and factory tour :
http://www.martinguitar.com/about-martin/visit-us.html
What? You mean I'm not special? If I intimated that you had to buy a guitar, I didn't mean to confuse anyone. I'd recommend anyone go to see the place whether they play guitar or not. It's a really cool place with a great vibe. Randy
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