Martin Guitar factory tour & masterpiece videos

On the greatcountry Yahoo email list there is a thread on Mother Maybelle's Gibson guitar being up for sale, which reminded me of...

I've toured the Martin Guitar factory three times and would go again on the drop of a guitar pick. It's in Nazareth, PA, just north of Bethlehem. But in the meantime, a brother-in-law highly recommends the videos below that show occasionally on public cable TV in PA.

Martin Guitar factory tour & guitar masterpieces by Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) Camp Hill, PA

Specifically:

(1) Martin Guitar factory tour, parts 1 & 2, (under "PCN Tours") (VHS tapes also available, same price)

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"The entire process of making a Martin guitar can last from three to six months. Three-hundred separate steps must be performed by dozens of send craftsmen. The operations are done by computerized machines as well as by individuals who carry out the work by hand. The process of heating and bending the wood against a mold to create the sides of the guitar dates back more than 100 years."

(2) Martin Guitar Masterpieces (under "PA Books") by privates Boak VHS tape only - $25.25

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I was able to go directly to the videos by the links above.

Daddy always said that Doc Watson's guitar picking reminded him of Mother Maybelle's brother "Doc" Addington's guitar picking in the 1930s and 1940s.

Cheers,

Ron McConnell 2nd cousin, once removed to Mother Maybelle Addington Carter, R.I.P.

DISCLAIMER: I have just established a direct connection to PCN via my credit card after finally finding my 'round-to-its.

"Real music is out there and real people are making it." - Webb Wilder, "Town and Country"

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