Taylor Guitars ’ main factory is in El Cajon, California, and it is the first stop on my tour of guitar factories. The MKX proves an excellent companion for the journey from Los Angeles, delivering a ...

KNOWING YOUR INSTRUMENT: Many a music teacher who sits down with a first-time pupil will do a bit of talking about the history of the instrument that the pupil has selected to learn. Maybe when it was ...

What do George Harrison and Mark Twain have in common? … Both men had Martin Guitars. In 1833, Christian Frederick Martin established C.F. Martin & Co., as a U.S, guitar producing company. He ...

C.F. Martin Guitar Factory Tours Have a guitar buff in your family or simply love music? The Martin Guitar Factory is for you. A company guide will take you on a tour of where the music happens any ...

It’s taken 65 years, but guitar-loving kids are finally being allowed into the candy store. In a move designed to amplify the emotional connection between music fans and iconic instruments created at ...

For owners and lovers of guitars made by C.F. Martin & Co., a trip to the factory is nothing less than a pilgrimage. Long considered among the finest made, Martin guitars are still put together by ...

The Collings Guitar Factory Tour takes visitors on a stroll through the intricacies of making some of the most exceptional musical instruments in the world. You don't have to be a musician to ...

NAZARETH, Pa. – German immigrant Christian Friedrich Martin began shaping wood into guitars in Nazareth in 1838. He had come from Saxony to New York City a few years earlier but migrated with his ...

EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — Nestled in a quiet East County business park, noise is created. Noise can mean a lot of things, but here it's considered sweet, sweet music. Taylor Guitars' El Cajon facility ...

Three historic Lehigh Valley manufacturers tell their company stories through museums, and one of those also offers a factory tour. C.F. Martin & Co., the country’s oldest guitar-maker, continues to ...