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To: July4

Gibson’s chief “Made in America” competitor is C.F.Martin of Pennsylvania. They use the same wood for fretboards, but they are also big Democrat-Obama donors.......but I’m sure there is no connection.......


4 posted on 09/07/2011 11:23:38 AM PDT by 230FMJ (...from my cold, dead, fingers.)
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To: 230FMJ

Conservatives, IMHO, need to do four things about this kind of abuse of power: Take names, keep your own skirts clean, correct the abuse as soon as we take the country back, and prosecute offenders. Americans should be able to respect their government, not fear it.


12 posted on 09/07/2011 11:38:43 AM PDT by July4 (Remember the price paid for your freedom.)
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To: 230FMJ
Martin guitars are made in PA, a union state. Taylor are made in CA, union also. Gibson guitars used to be made in Kalamazoo, MI, also union territory. Now Gibsons are made in TN: right to work state. Coincidence?
17 posted on 09/07/2011 12:18:22 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: 230FMJ
Gibson’s chief “Made in America” competitor is C.F.Martin of Pennsylvania.

Nonsense. Gibson's chief competitor is Fender. Fender's top guitars are American Made.

Gibson primarily makes electric guitars, the Les Paul, SG, and ES line being the most famous. Fender makes the Stratocaster and the Telecaster, among others. Famous electric guitar players are frequently lumped into the category of Gibson players or Fender players.

Martin doesn't make electric guitars. None. Not a one. Nada. Zero. Zip. Zilch.

Martin makes acoustic guitars and competes with Gibson's Bozeman, Montana acoustic factory (which was never raided). Some acoustics have electronics inside them, but they're not electric guitars (and Taylor would be the principal acoustic guitar maker in that segment).

That whole "Martin's the main competitor" business came from the same blogger who said Chris Martin was a Democrat donor (true) and Henry Juszkiewicz was a Republican Donor. That blogger conveniently didn't mention Juszkiewicz's $2,000 donation to Democrat Jim Cooper earlier this year.

20 posted on 09/07/2011 2:23:32 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)
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