February 22, 2010 10:00 AM - 25 attended
Private Tour of Martin Guitar Factory & Lunch at Haunted Widow's Tavern & Grille
Private Tour of Martin Guitar Factory & Lunch at Haunted Widow's Tavern & Grille
Excite all of your senses (including your Sixth Sense!) Inspire your creative impulses!
Start with a Private factory tour and museum of the historic C. F. Martin Guitar Co. followed by a nouveau chic lunch with a casual tavern ambiance at the haunted [b]Widow’s Tavern and Grille just a few minutes away for some great food and conversation.
The sights and sounds and fine wood fragrances of the famous guitar factory will be in full production as we wander through on our own private guided tour. Modern day luthiers will be engaged in the arts of cutting, planing, forming and shaping fine stringed instruments in the original 1833 factory. This is not some museum re-creation, this is the world's number one maker of flat-top guitars in real-time production!
Every year thousands of people visit the C. F. Martin Guitar museum and factory to hear, touch, smell and feel an important part of American music history and to witness the time-honored tradition of fine musical instrument craftsmanship. This is a special tour for writers, researchers and photographers so bring your camera and notebooks, but leave your strobes and tripods at home. Flash photography is prohibited, as are sound and video recording. Cell phones, also are forbidden during the tour.
There are no free samples at the end of this tour, but you will be able to actually pick and strum some high-end and limited edition guitars. Let’s see what you can do! You’ll find more than 200 rare and vintage instruments on display; a collection of historical instruments, memorabilia, photographs and other objects that tell the Martin story—past and present—and their commitment to keeping the music alive.
Christian Frederick Martin established the company in 1833. In 1900 they produced 182 instruments. In 2000 they made over 24,000 and in 2004 they built their millionth guitar which is worth an estimated $1,000,000. It is purely hand crafted and has more than 40 rubies and diamonds encrusted into it. The current chairman and CEO, C.F. 'Chris' Martin IV, the great-great-great-grandson of the founder carries on the companys name and traditions.
Just a few notable musicians who play(ed) and own(ed) Martin Guitars:
Elvis Presley – (His D28 sold for over $100,000 at auction)
Eric Clapton -
Bob Dylan - When he first came to New York, he was carrying a Martin
Ian Anderson - (of Jethro Tull, owns more than 20 Martins)
Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard
Stephen Stills
Paul Simon
Arlo Guthrie
Johnny Cash
Joan Baez
After the factory tour and museum, we'll head over to The Widow’s Tavern & Grille in Stockertown, just about 10 minutes away. The Widow's Tavern has great food, wonderful ambiance and some unusual history of it's own!
Marvin Still Haunts The Widow's Tavern. The resident ghost (Marvin), at The Widow’s Tavern & Grille, was the innkeeper in the time when the the old stagecoach stop was an inn of somewhat ill repute. It is told that he had an affair with one of the “house ladies” and then was jilted. One version of the story says that he
killed her, and then hung himself in the hotel. Over the years, there have been many “Marvin-Like-Sightings" John Nyari and his father were the owners of Widows and recant the story of the staff members working one night who saw a white shadow descending the steps.
And then the waitress, Connie Bath who recalls the eerie experience of three waitresses working
on the same Valentine night who each reported mysterious blood splotches READ MORE
You can check the Lunch Menu right here!
YES! We know it's a weekday! But it's a Monday and you have over six weeks to plan a long weekend! You deserve it! Bring a friend! Please claim your place as soon as possible. Your $12.00 p/p fee includes the private factory tour of Martin Guitar and meetup activity fees. You are responsible for your own expenses at The Widow's Tavern. We'll be inviting and cross-posting to a number of other Meetup Groups, including writers, photographers, models, entrepreneurs and dining enthusiasts to this double-stackedevent. Please feel free to bring business cards and to mix and mingle to your heart's content!
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ChrisXEvent HostDirector+2 guests25 very fascinating people people from Scranton to Philadelphia came together in rural PA and made this an outstanding experience. I had SO much fun; learned a lot of stuff about a whole bunch of things. Congrats to Sue, winner of the Rolodex business card case! Congrats to Rachel, winner of the Photo Album! Congrats to Randy, winner of the Cactus Blue gift certificate! Thanks to each of you for being a part of this and making it a great day! I only wish we had more time and room to mingle and chat with each other. Watch out for more good stuff coming up! See you soon. Chris -
CarolMemoirist+1 guestHad a great time! So interesting to see the process of creating such works of art. And the company of the others in our group was great!
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