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ORIGINAL: Carlos

I have been lurking for awhile and appreciate all the thoughtful advice on buying a new flamenco guitar. In the end I decided I needed to play the guitar before I bought it. Without much planning, I decided to go to Madrid on a luthier crawl and see if something inspired me. I arrived yesterday and a friend who is a musician here took me to see Ramirez and Conde. While looking for the ultimate jamon, I stumbled upon Jose Romero. He had a nice professional blanca for 4600 euro. I played the offerings from Conde and Ramirez from 2000 to 7000 euro. The two guitars that I think have stood out so far have been the Conde negra (25?26?) for 7000 (dont want to spend that much) and the Romero Blanca for 4600. I plan on going to Pedro de Miguel today and one other luthie my friend is recommending. Any suggestions on where to go in the next few days would be appreciated.