Martins & More with Spoon Phillips

Martinfest 2023 Recap - Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of "Martinfest memory lane"! Maury & Spoon just returned from a wonderful weekend full of Martin Guitars, old friends and brand-new friendships. In this episode you'll hear some great stories, "had-to-be-there" moments, and a special Martinfest version of 20 questions! Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their Martinfest chat on.  
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
Visit the UMGF: https://www.umgf.org
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #martinfest

Martinfest 2023 Recap

Join us for a stroll down Martinfest memory lane! Maury & Spoon just returned from a wonderful weekend full of Martin Guitars, old friends and brand-new friendships. In this episode you'll hear some great stories, "had-to-be-there" moments, and a special Martinfest version of 20 questions! Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their Martinfest chat on.  
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
Visit the UMGF: https://www.umgf.org
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #martinfest

Why a guitar shop might be closed to the public in 2023

Why would a guitar shop still be closed to the public in 2023? In today's episode we're discussing a topic that Maury found while watching Casino Guitars on YouTube. During the pandemic, guitar shops were forced to close their doors. Many learned to leverage their internet presence to make up for the lost foot traffic. Here at Maury's Music, we were already focusing almost all of our efforts online anyway. Now it's safe to allow customers to visit again, but some stores never pivoted away from the online-only model. We hope to begin scheduling appointments again sometime soon & the timing of the Casino Guitars video fits perfectly into our most recent episode. Why are some guitar shops still online only?  Or by appointment?  Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their guitar shop chat on.  
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
Visit the AGF: https://www.acousticguitarforum.com
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #onlineonly

What if Guitar Center Closes?

What if Guitar Center closes? YouTube is littered with doom & gloom Guitar Center videos everywhere you look. We're not going to pretend to be economics majors or reveal any real financial insight - but we do feel this subject deserves our attention - and we hope a healthy conversation about it might be worth your time as well. If guitar center does go under - how might that affect Martin? And their dealers? Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their guitar center chat on.  
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #guitarcenter

Rosewood or Mahogany for Strumming?

Rosewood or Mahogany for strumming? In today's episode we're discussing a topic that's been both debated - and recycled, in the last few weeks. When it comes to tonewood preferences, do you prefer rosewood or mahogany for strumming? Maury made this the subject of episode 162 of "Guitar Store Virtual tour" back in June. Shortly after that live stream ended, he posed the same question on the Acoustic Guitar Forum. That thread quickly filled up with thoughtful replies & opinions - and that's what we'll be chatting about today. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their mahogany vs rosewood chat on.  
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
Visit the AGF: https://www.acousticguitarforum.com
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #strumming

Which Martin Guitar for Blues?

In today's episode, were discussing our favorite Martins for blues & blues rock. Whether we're browsing the guitar forums, the Facebook groups or simply answering customer emails - this topic comes up fairly often... "I want to buy a Martin for playing blues music - which model should I get?" Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their blues guitar chat on.   
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #blues

Lost & Haunted Ways by Spoon Phillips

In today's episode we're discussing Spoon's 2018 album "Lost & Haunted Ways" this episode is equal parts musical inspiration and "history of England"!  Spoon gushes about the stories behind the songs, the recording process and of course - the Martin Guitars he used for this project. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon dive deep into this great acoustic CD.   
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #lostandhauntedways

The Martin CS-SC-2022

In today's episode, were discussing the super-cool Martin CS-SC-2022! - The Martin SC-13E changed everything when it was introduced a few years ago. Martin quickly followed it up with an SC-10E & special versions of the SC-13E a year later - and it was only a matter of time before they created the amazing custom shop, all-solid, Nazareth-made version that is - the CS-SC-2022. If you wanted to know something about the history, inspiration or intimate detail of the CSSC-2022, it's probably in this episode. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their custom shop SC chat on.   
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #cssc2022

Songwriting - Part 2

In today's episode, we're continuing last week’s discussion on the songwriting process. Over the years we've both penned a tune or two, and our pal John suggested that this topic could make a cool podcast episode. We shall see. :) We'll discuss some of our favorite songwriters, dive into the stories behind our songs, and we'll even include some brief sound clips of rarely heard recordings. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their songwriting chat on.   
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #songwriting

Songwriting

In today's episode, we're discussing the songwriting process. Over the years we've both penned a tune or two, and our pal John suggested that this topic could make a cool podcast episode. We shall see. :) We'll discuss some of our favorite songwriters, dive into the stories behind our songs, and we'll even include some brief sound clips of rarely heard recordings. Sit back & relax as Maury & Spoon get their songwriting chat on.   
This podcast features the conversation and opinions of musician T Spoon Phillips. A writer by trade, Spoon's longtime association with professional musicians, luthiers, and music historians affords him a richly unique perspective on all things acoustic guitar. This includes decades of close friendship with executives and employee at C. F. Martin & Company, past and present, and the host of this podcast, Maury Rutch of Maury’s Music.    
Visit Spoon at http://TSPguitar.com AND at http://onemanz.com/ Check out Maury's Music at https://www.maurysmusic.com 
We’re proud to be a certified online dealer for Martin Guitar, and we’d love the chance to earn your business.Have a suggestion or request? E-mail us today at Support@MaurysMusic.com 
#martinguitar #tspoonphillips #customshop