Guest -> RE: Buying Guitar from Spain (Dec. 25 2004 8:07:59)
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Hi again. You guys had a good long discussion while I was happily asleep. First. I totally understand that people have worries about ordering a guitar from a luthier. A person they dont know and might even be that they've never tried one of his/hers instrument. In a perfect world, you would easily have the oportunity to play and try everyones instrument. But this world is not perfect, and Miguel de Marias story about travelling Spain and not finding anything special, is a story I've heard so many times. I try to have a good guitar at home, but if someone offers me the money I want for it, it's sold! Reality is that if you want a good guitar, you have 2 posibilitys: to buy second hand from someone you trust. Jim Opfer had an A26 Conde for sale for 2500£ a few weeks ago. Thats a safe investment. If you dont like it, sell it, you wont loose money on an instrument like that. The other posibility is to order an instrument from a builder. Have a look around, send some E-mails and if possible make a phone call, and see what you get in return. Might be that you find that it's to weird and that you dont feel secure. This, I and other builders totally understand and respect. When someone gets in contact me me, we talk and send some mails. I try to explain how my guitars sound and the difference between the models, I might send you a soundclip, and some pictures. etc. And please, the builders know quite well what they are doing. We are talking about tenth of milimeters in order to make a soundboard work well etc. Prices are another thing. Name is the biggest variable. Wellknown builders are safer investments, but also a lot more expensive. Another variable is wood. There are huge differences in quality and looks. And looks cost a lot. When it comes to models and their price difference, its just like with anything else. You look for different buyers, just like Volkswagen. In a standard Golf, you wont find the luxury seats of the highest level Passat and the engine will be smaller. It's all about needs. I hope that this makes some kind of sence. Guitarbuilding is not a mystical profession, the only thing is that its difficult with words to explain something like sound. Saludos Anders
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