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RE: Another "Artist Model" Adam Del Monte Model
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HolyEvil
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From: Sydney, Australia
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RE: Another "Artist Model"... (in reply to gbv1158)
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for flamenco guitars, if I see a guitarist promoting a luthier, I'll be excited. if a guitarist has a sig model, i'll go 'hmmmmmmmmmm'. in the electric guitar world, it's different, i'll be interested in the a signature model, because of the many different way you can change on an electric guitar. On a flamenco guitar, you can't change the way the neck is attached, the pick ups, the shape, material (to a lesser extend). I have to say 7500 is def too ex for a unknown flamenco builder, even if he builds good steel string or other mariachi instrument. isn't that arron green, de voe, canin, jose romero, ricardo sanchis territory?
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Date Oct. 5 2012 22:40:48
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Leñador
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From: Los Angeles
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RE: Another "Artist Model"... (in reply to gbv1158)
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Being that the US is a free market economy things are worth what people are willing to pay for them and not dictated by any governing body. Candelas has a retail store and a shop in Los Angeles, the kind of overhead involved with that kind of operation is probably a lot more then many people not from here can imagine. Being that they're running a business, that overhead is built into their products. "Well leave Los Angeles and don't have a retail shop then" some might say. Why? They've been in that for about as long as I've been alive and appear to be doing well. Even though we live in the age of the internet and everything can be ordered online and shipped there are still many people who want to walk in to a place try it and buy it, guitars to shoes. If they were building these guitars out of their garage in "nowhere" Arkansas I'm sure they would be a 1/3 the price. But they're not, they're in one of the most expensive cities in the world and many people who live here can afford comfortably the unusually high standard of living we have. These same people don't mind paying top dollar for their guitar to have the luxury and peace of mind knowing the person that built it is around the corner. Remember, were loaded with spoiled wealthy people who will throw 10K around on a whim. Bottom line is the instrument is on back order so people are buying them, and that makes them worth it, even if nobody outside of LA ever buys one. That being said, would I pay $7,500 for one? Probably not but I'm only one person. Sorry for the rant, it's just a different world out here and when people get a peek without the whole picture it can appear pretty distorted.
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Date Oct. 12 2012 14:27:16
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