Shopping in Sevilla (Advices)

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gounaro

Posts: 875
Joined: Sep. 28 2008
From: Athens, Hellas

Shopping in Sevilla (Advices)

I'm planning to visit Seville at March just to take a look and of course to buy a guitar. I'm not intending to search for a new one. On the contrary i'm looking for a second hand blanca with THE (EASY HUH?

) special flamenco sound.

I want you to recommend me some luthiers who have already made some second hand guitars or they have them in store just for testing. You know that sometimes you can find a "treasure" in these shops. I dont want to wait 2 - 3 months to built the guitar

Does anybody has experience on shopping in Seville? I want you to give me some advices and name some luthiers where i can shop or tell me some secrets what to beware of buying a guitar in Andalucia.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 17 2010 17:01:48

doublek

Posts: 124
Joined: Mar. 13 2006

RE: Shopping in Sevilla (Advices) (in reply to gounaro)

Jesus De Jimenez..check the on general (Paco DE Lucia at last changed his guitar) hope this will help. good luck

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 17 2010 19:33:13

gounaro

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Joined: Sep. 28 2008
From: Athens, Hellas

RE: Shopping in Sevilla (Advices) (in reply to doublek)

Hello doublek.

I have seen your posts about Jesus de Jimenez and i have already emailed him. He answered me immediately and recommend me to visit him to listen his guitars.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 17 2010 19:42:57

Marco de Rueil

Posts: 63
Joined: Sep. 6 2010
From: France

RE: Shopping in Sevilla (Advices) (in reply to gounaro)

Hi gounaro

Was in Sevilla for one year in 2001-2002, and bought my guitar by Francisco Barba, one of the three artisanal guitar makers of the city at that time (father and son). Very good man, could advice you. Calle Arroyo 18 at that time.

Jose Luis Postigo also used to sell second-hand guitars, in his shop in Santa Cruz

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 17 2010 20:09:40

etta

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Joined: Jan. 20 2010

RE: Shopping in Sevilla (Advices) (in reply to gounaro)

Good luck in Seville; but, I was there last spring and was disappointed in what I saw and played in high end guitars. I found the same situation in Granada. I did find a great blanca from Felix Manzanero in Madrid, but it was already sold. I finally did buy a guitar, one of the cheapest one's I played, from Pedro Maldonado Jr. near Malaga. It was a shop guitar for a fraction of what others costs and proved to be more playable with more sound than any of the others. Pedro put his label in it, but of course, would not sign it. So, don't discount the lower price models.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 18 2010 15:48:40