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Trailer Park Casanova
October 14th, 2009, 08:32 PM
They mentioned Martin has a model they are producing in the $100's of dollars, not thousands,, to get them through these tough economic times.

I had no idea how big the company was.

Here's another CBS video, hopefully not a re-post, from CBS Sunday morning:

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Tone2TheBone
October 14th, 2009, 10:56 PM
Surprisingly the low end models that are laminated sound really good. Must be their X bracing. Then again they're Martins so. :)

stevezenof
October 16th, 2009, 09:58 PM
Actually, the most recent TV story about Martin Guitars ran this week on NBC Nightly News. It's posted on their Web site (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/33317971#33318601).

CNN also ran a story about Martin a couple of weeks ago. A link to the CNN video (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/05/aif.martin.guitars/index.html) is on their site.

And, a few months ago Martin was profiled in the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124683752846098045.html).

Enjoy.


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Heywood Jablomie
October 17th, 2009, 11:37 AM
Surprisingly the low end models that are laminated sound really good. Must be their X bracing. Then again they're Martins so. :)
For sure - my son has a DR, which has laminated sides and back. But the 1-Series is all solid wood. $899 for a solid-wood Martin dread sounds pretty good.

evenkeel
October 17th, 2009, 01:31 PM
Surprisingly the low end models that are laminated sound really good. Must be their X bracing. Then again they're Martins so. :)
:AOK My D2R is a lam rosewood back and sides and it stands up very well vs the d28. Some of the low end models are made with a product Martin calls HPL, high pressure laminate. They do sound very good, not like a solid wood Martin, but nice in their own right. I've not played a One series. I'm very curious as to how they sound.

Love 'em or hate 'em you've got to give Martin credit. The've been making guitars, under Martin family ownership, since before the Civil War. :applause :applause