C.F. MARTIN Guitar's "HOLY GRAIL" Project — How I finally found MY OWN Holy Grail!

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C.F. Martin & Co has been around since 1833. But they only started creating "Holy Grail" guitars for the world's greatest artists and musicians in 2001. Find out about Martin's "Holy Grail Project" and help ME celebrate the END of my quest to find the "Holy Grail" acoustic guitar — the ideal combination of quality, tone, playability and price. I FOUND IT! See if you agree.
Stay to the end when I share my two most important pieces of advice to help you find YOUR OWN holy grail guitar.

Music Credits:
"Dire States" (Improvisation) [Excerpts] © 2023 Robert Cassard
Guitar parts played on a 2002 Martin HD-40MK — Mark Knopfler Signature Edition
(Audio MP3 available FREE to Patreon supporters.)

Dance [Excerpts] ©1978 Robert Cassard
played on an 1889 Martin 0-28

Something in the Way She Moves [Excerpt] ©1968 James Taylor
played on a 1964 Gibson J-50

Poems, Prayers & Promises [Excerpt] ©1970 John Denver
played on a 2002 Martin HD-40MK — Mark Knopfler Signature Edition

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - "Dire States" [Excerpt]
0:21 - Searching for the Holy Grail acoustic guitar
0:54 - Martin 0-28 (1889)
2:15 - Gibson J-50 (1964)
3:00 - Martin HD-40MK
3:46 - Guitar Discoveries theme
4:09 - CF Martin, Dick Boak and Eric Clapton
4:50 - Mark Knopfler wants his own!
5:39 - Martin's Holy Grail project
6:13 - Dick Boak's fave projects and book
6:50 - Knopfler's Holy Grail
7:45 - My ongoing international quest
8:32 - The listing that changed my life
9:54 - Make an offer!
10:50 - Unboxing and testing the Holy Grail
11:43 - Poems, Prayers & Promises
12:57 - HD-40MK Specs and Special Features
14:37 - The WOOD - is this a Stradivarius guitar?
15:49 - Knopfler's inspiration and LP
16:20 - Songs waiting to emerge - "Dire States" [Excerpt]
17:24 - GuitarDiscoveries.com
18:00 - Advice to find YOUR OWN Holy Grail

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I am a lifelong guitar player, singer-songwriter, producer, and music fanatic. I create Guitar and Recording Discoveries videos to share the pure joy of music — shortcuts to help you play guitar, sing, record and sound great doing it. I learn the hard way so you don’t have to!

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