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Closure of the company Guitarras Hnos. Sanchis López.
Dear friends and customers,
It is very hard for us to have to write these lines today, with a mixture of gratitude and sadness, to announce to you from Guitarras Hermanos Sanchis López, sons of Ricardo Sanchis Carpio, that after 110 years of history, hundreds of friendships, and thousands of stories lived alongside all of you, we have to permanently close our workshop. A family and artisan workshop that has been part of our lives and the community for many decades. This has been one of the most difficult decisions we have had to make, especially from a sentimental perspective, since for us the workshop has always been an extension of our father, and that has been the main reason why we have tried to prolong this difficult decision that we knew would come sooner or later. However, after a long process of reflection, we understand that it is time to close this chapter.
Over the years, we've had the privilege of your trust, constant support, and affection, which has been the very essence of who we are. We've always said that we didn't just build guitars as a business; for us, it was something deeper. Seeing how an instrument we'd built with our own hands managed to make you happy has always given us great satisfaction. For us, you've always been much more than just customers; you've been a fundamental part of our history and have allowed us to grow and learn day after day.
Unfortunately, we've been seeing sales decline for some time now, but it's not just us. We know that the guitar world, not just classical and flamenco guitar, is suffering increasingly worldwide. Rising costs—including energy, taxes, labor, and materials—low demand for artists, the economic hardship affecting us all, the changing interests of generations, and the limited profit margin—have all been the triggers for this closure. For that reason, we leave with a clear conscience, knowing that we have done everything possible to ensure the continued existence of our legacy.
Although this closure marks the end of an era in our lives, we want to assure you that we will always carry with us the memories and legacy of everything we've experienced. And, of course, our gratitude to all of you, who have been key to our journey.
RE: Hermanos Sanchis Lopez Closed?! (in reply to Arash)
yes, it has been discussed a couple of months ago in the general section if I remember well. I don't know why the topic doesn't come up with the search function.
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RE: Hermanos Sanchis Lopez Closed?! (in reply to estebanana)
I don't know the history and who the guy is, but it's a pain in the ass when searching and just see dots as titles. Specially if the keywords were only mentioned in title. It affects other people's posts in that thread, making them not searchable many times
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RE: Hermanos Sanchis Lopez Closed?! (in reply to Arash)
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I don't know the history and who the guy is,
He still posts. He was a little abrasive by pushing this issue in the luthier section that Luthiers "need to" be offering inferior instruments they produce at low cost, as in below 1K. More so than insulting to builders trying to sell their work on here, I was trying to explain how it was not really possible for a Luthier to do this as cost of materials means those instruments are a loss, and you need a huge factory to turn out those things, and most cases in Spain show that yes, makers contract a factory to produce low end models or this purpose. He insisted I was wrong and proceeded to spam the hell out of the luthier section with the cheapest guitars ever! I was entertained at least.
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RE: Hermanos Sanchis Lopez Closed?! (in reply to estebanana)
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The guy was clearly out of bounds in so many ways.
Early on when he was being especially abrasive I advised him that, in addition to his meaning of "Lata," (Manitas de Lata), Spanish also uses the term "lata" to mean a "pain" or "nuisance," as in "Que Lata" (what a nuisance). He got all bent out of shape at that.
Bill
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