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Congrats! What's another 7 days.....

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That's not too bad.

My technician (back before I did my own setups) would do the whole thing in front of me while I waited. It was a small shop and was easily managed by two people. Waiting was not a chore since I was welcome to chat about the set-up procedure or play lots of expensive guitars for an hour or so. I preferred to chat.

An ideal guitar set-up process should have the player present. That way, the technician can have the player test the guitar and determine if a little fine tuning is needed.

Seeing set-ups done in person was very helpful in my learning process. I began to understand what I could do myself, what I could do if I invested in the right tools, and what I should leave to a complete professional.


As a precaution, since I now understand that you live in Arizona, consider investing in an inexpensive hygrometer for your practice room and an good leak-proof in-case guitar humidifier. The hygrometer may at least let you know if it's safe for you to leave your guitar outside of its case for very long periods.

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You are right Leander, especially,

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Iam pretty satisfied with my Alhambra 4F and the action is crazy low.. the high E doesnt even reach 2mm at the 19th fret. Very confortable with a punchy sound all over the neck, no dead spots and great fret job.

Iam telling you this just in case you find a well priced one, I think you would be satisfied with since it is also a proper flamenco guitar.

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just like to thank you for replying, the 171 you returned to the guitar center was it used or new. i live in new york nd just purchased a used just arrived yamaha 171 from them yesterday

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I decided I'm going to stick with my old classical (may be have the action lowered a bit and change to normal tension strings) until I can play better and can justify a luthier-made real flamenco guitar.

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well kalo, it should arrive within 3 to 5 working days, ill let you know how i make out. good luck with your searce. ponce