Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.
This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.
We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.
|
|
More fun (not) trying out flamenco guitars in the UK
|
You are logged in as Guest
|
Users viewing this topic: none
|
|
Login | |
|
Jon Boyes
Posts: 1377
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
|
RE: More fun (not) trying out flamen... (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
|
|
|
Does El Zurdo live in the States? If so, the guitar will double price before it would get to me. Importing guitars from the US is pretty much a no-goer for us in the Uk due to all the taxes and stuff. Buying direct from Spain certainly sems the better option. After all, dealers in the Uk (if you can find them) will obviously be adding their profit on and its probably more than those cheap flights Ron mentions. Plus, the idea of going to Spain to buy a flamenco guitar is just SO cool!! Any idea how much those Carillos were in Spain, Mike? BTW, there's an article on buying guitars in Spaion/Spanish lutherie in the January edition of Acouistic Guitar magazine. It was written by a luthier that hangs out sometimes on FT and the classical forums. Apparently all the big makers (Contreras, Conde, Ramirez etc) get all their student models built by other makers - thery just stick their label on. If you want the real thing its built to order (and expensive, of course). This would explain the deviation in quality that Simon talks about. The frustrating thing is that with any other type of guitar I'd be trying out loads over a period of time, making comparisons, thinking about it etc. I know that if I went to Spain I'd just have to come back with a guitar... Jon
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 19 2003 9:12:14
|
|
Guest
|
RE: More fun (not) trying out flamen... (in reply to Jon Boyes)
|
|
|
Jon. Why not contact Danny of Stockport. He's a member here and Simon may have his e-mail address. He runs a guitar studio and knows his flamenco. He's the one who hosts Juan Martin's workshops in Manchester. Just a thought. Jim.
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 19 2003 12:06:40
|
|
New Messages |
No New Messages |
Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
Locked w/ New Messages |
Locked w/o New Messages |
|
Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts
|
|
|
Forum Software powered by ASP Playground Advanced Edition 2.0.5
Copyright © 2000 - 2003 ASPPlayground.NET |
6.054688E-02 secs.
|