The hospitality of the folks at Martin cannot be over emphasized here. This comes from the CEO of this family owned company right down through the employees. From upper management all the way down to the factory floor, the people at Martin care every bit as much about their culture as their bottom line. This is why they have so many long-term employees, and they want to keep it that way. When they hire someone new, they want them to be a legacy employee, one who stays for decades.
If Worship Musician magazine had been around for 185 years too, I think I might feel the same way. C. F. Martin & Co. is an outstanding example for American companies, regardless of what products they make.
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As I walked out of the building, four things were impressed upon me to tell our readers … 1. Go play and hopefully own a Martin Guitar( or two) in your lifetime. The sooner the better.
2. Makes plans to visit the C. F. Martin & Co. Museum and take the Factory Tour.
3. Don’ t miss the gift shop. I got some cool stuff there.
4. If you are looking for a long-standing company to work for and want to be part of a focused family-orientated team, maybe you should apply at C. F. Martin & Co.?
There you have it, straight from a guy who just crossed off a big item on a short bucket list!
Bruce Adolph – Publisher
* Special thanks to Jason Ahner of the C. F. Martin & Co. Archives for his insights, fact checking, and sharing the wonderfully insightful book“ C. F. Martin & His Guitars” by Philip Gura.
August 2018 WorshipMusician. com
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