@@501chorusecho the luthier in the video said not a lot of people know those NYXL strings are only meant for stainless steel frets. They tear up nickel frets quickly apparently. I know you use NYXLs so I thought you might like to know that. Lol.
George, We had lunch in the spring of 2009 - which I don't expect you to remember - and you gave me your business card. At the time, one side of the card had the serial number range of Martins produced each year of production (serial numbers are sequential so one can calculate the number produced by subtracting the first serial number from the last in any given year). I don't know if your business card still provides that information, but it was clear that in the last 20 or so years of production listed on the card, the volume exceeded that produced in the preceding 75+ years. At the time, you expressed dismay to me at what you felt was declining quality in Martins. That was a dozen years back. In contrast, here you depict Martins as having improved immensely in quality. Clearly, they haven't turned into any sort of only-50-guitars-a-year boutique builder. So I'm wondering what you might feel accounts for this pleasing turnaround, assuming you are at liberty to say. Are there changes in the materials used, finishes, design, quality-control, shop organization, change in ownership/leadership, etc.? I realize it can often take time to be able to look back and say "Here's when and why things changed", so "I don't know. I'll get back to you in 5 years." is an entirely valid answer
Mr. GRUHN is legendary, great to hear from him.
Two bad asses!!!!!!!!! Love it!
They had another badass on last week too ;-)
Better stop using those NYXLs Tom! Apparently you’ve been wrecking all those nice newly refretted vintage guitars
@@ChanceCooper125 uh…what??
@@501chorusecho the luthier in the video said not a lot of people know those NYXL strings are only meant for stainless steel frets. They tear up nickel frets quickly apparently. I know you use NYXLs so I thought you might like to know that. Lol.
Hey uncle larry
George,
We had lunch in the spring of 2009 - which I don't expect you to remember - and you gave me your business card. At the time, one side of the card had the serial number range of Martins produced each year of production (serial numbers are sequential so one can calculate the number produced by subtracting the first serial number from the last in any given year). I don't know if your business card still provides that information, but it was clear that in the last 20 or so years of production listed on the card, the volume exceeded that produced in the preceding 75+ years. At the time, you expressed dismay to me at what you felt was declining quality in Martins.
That was a dozen years back. In contrast, here you depict Martins as having improved immensely in quality. Clearly, they haven't turned into any sort of only-50-guitars-a-year boutique builder. So I'm wondering what you might feel accounts for this pleasing turnaround, assuming you are at liberty to say. Are there changes in the materials used, finishes, design, quality-control, shop organization, change in ownership/leadership, etc.? I realize it can often take time to be able to look back and say "Here's when and why things changed", so "I don't know. I'll get back to you in 5 years." is an entirely valid answer
i love these segments but the volume is too low! i can barely hear what yall are saying