Ricardo -> RE: Paco De Lucia using Lester Devoe (Feb. 21 2010 13:00:44)
|
I often wondered about this, and I think there is no "trend" but it depends on the luthier. We know paco has stated he got a free guitar as a youngster, and my guess is he never paid for a guitar as the anecdote says. About not as famous guitarists like lets say, Nuñez... I was there in Sanlucar when Robert Ruck GAVE his own personal flamenco guitar that he used in the course, to gerardo for FREE. Gerardo was beside himself and said he was never given a guitar before. Not sure about the Marvi guitar, perhaps he paid very little for it as Doit said, I thought he was given that one too to be honest. I know Gerardo waited years for a Reyes (Reyes said in an interview even Vicente was not permitted to jump in line, and he recommend to vicente to buy 2 of em for that reason, incase something happened to one![;). I assume both guys did not pay top dollar but got a discount of some kind being stars. Gerardo did NOT like his Reyes and sold it, but I got to hear him play it). Regarding Ruck, he did not need to do this for money or advertising, because he has a long waiting list anyway. I think he did it because he was simply proud to see this guy using his instrument, and Ruck is famous for classicals but loves flamenco more I think. Just like Ramirez and Segovia. Every year Ruck came back with a new instrument, and I think gerardo exchanged each time but the last time, wanting to keep the blanca he uses in Saura's Iberia. Gerardo did NOT use it for advertising Ruck, but because he really liked that guitar, and probably wanted to repay him for the gift, nothing more. I personally feel that regarding Paco, a Luthier should be fine giving an instrument for free for the same reason, not advertising etc, but for prestige. Only reason for a luthier to charge paco I feel would be because he needed the money honestly, or was just very arrogant about his own work, that a guitar is somehow more then the player. I feel Reyes was established enough not to need to give any guitars to anybody.... in a way his "arrogance" is backed up if you understand what I mean. Same goes for makers like Arcangel Fernandez....and even Conde don't need to be giving free guitars NOW, although they did in the past. But other makers not so famous probably should be proud to get an instrument in Paco's hands. We can ask Anders opinion.... would he give a guitar to Paco today for free if Paco wanted one???? Ok just my 2 bits.
|
|
|
|