a_arnold -> RE: Castillo Blanca (May 24 2010 11:12:45)
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Wow! Okay Mexican Cypress is a good option then. But did you say 1700 for a blanca? I spoke to Salvador and he quoted me waaaay more than 1700 for a MX blanca! Im hurting right now bec it might take a year for me to get to commision a guitar and who knows how much it will be. You can write to him and order directly. That $1700 was the last quote I got from him for Mex cypress, but it is several months old. I paid $1200 in late 2006, so prices are going up. A year before that they were $800. The palo escrito negra w/ euro spruce is now $2000, and Spanish Cypress is $2200. By "now", I mean a month ago. He is changing prices to meet demand, which is going up rapidly. He makes them all himself so production is limited to about 3 a month. On the plus side, Salvador Castillo is a very honorable man to deal with, and is at the stage where he is building his reputation, so he doesn't send out anything that isn't his best. That is the perfect time to buy from a good luthier. He doesn't speak english. I use an online translator and keep it simple. Shipping and case is included in the price. I've bought 3 and have never had a problem. He takes 40 days to make them and they arrive within a week after that by DHL. A little advice when buying by mail, untried, from ANY luthier you don't know: it is possible that some shops (especially large ones where sales and production are separated) might be tempted to send you a guitar that has been kicking around their sales room, perhaps tried and rejected by other buyers. To be certain you get a guitar that is made for you, you might order something specific and a little unusual so it has to be made for you. Specific things or a combination of things like a cedar neck, graphite reinforcement, pegs, maybe a specific string length. Or ask to select a rosette, etc. I once had a friend ask a luthier to put a signature inside on the wood -- not the label, that said "Made especially for . . . " etc. I would never suggest that ANY luthier (on the foro or off it) would dump rejects on mail-order clients, but (especially if they have a separate sales staff), you might feel better about your guitar if you are confident it was made for you.
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