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US guitar maker plays it simple during recession - 26 Aug 09

2012-04-27 11 Dailymotion

For most US companies, the global economic slump has meant a downturn in business and layoffs of staff.

But not so at one small factory in Pennsylvania, where focusing on an entry-level product has kept skilled craftsmen and -women employed.

Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman went to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, to find out how Martin Guitars has survived the tough times.