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Now living in Granada - Anyone have a favorite luthier or shop?
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Roman
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Joined: Dec. 21 2013
From: Detroit
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Now living in Granada - Anyone have ...
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I've been taking lessons here with a great teacher, Ramon Del Paso, and trying to jam with as locals whenever possible. As a relative flamenco beginner I am currently using a china-made Cort classical guitar that I had paid about $140 maybe 6 years ago. I put a laminate-golpeador on it already, and for the price it plays really well (even my teacher said so, he offered to buy it off me when i get a new one, to give to his young son), but it's still a cheap, cheap guitar. It doesn't resonate well, it's hard to even hear it over the noise of passerbys, and the action gets extremely high as you go down the neck, with no truss rod to straighten it out. However, it's great for traveling, playing on the beach, and it made it through several bumpy Moroccan taxi rides sliding around in the trunk. Before I leave in May I will most likely be purchasing a flamenco guitar here, since it would be more economical decision to buy one while im in Andalucia right? I've never looked for flamenco guitars in the states, but im guessing there's hardly anything that's decent, at a good price. My range is about $600-$1,000, preferably not $1,000, but if I find something truly amazing i do have a few guitars back at home that I don't play much anymore, that i could sell to make up the difference. What are some of the best luthiers in town? It's pretty damn overwhelming, there's a guitar shop literally every other block, sometimes multiple next to each other. I've been to the shop on Calle Navas, and a small one on Cuesta del Gomez. Any recommendations on specific models, luthiers, shops, or specific things to look for? Gracias desde Granada
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