avimuno -> RE: New up and coming builders from the Madrid school? (Aug. 21 2013 5:38:42)
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If some professionals continue to say they favor factory guitars over independently made guitars then real independent guitar making will decline for lack of aficion. Which is fine with me because they is what they are asking for. You should get what you ask for. I hope not... independent guitar making has a vibe, a sort of authenticity, that a factory guitar will never have IMO.... they have soul! But you're right in saying that it might be getting harder and harder for independent guitar makers, since some factories are putting out some very decent guitars. Ricardo is right when he said that some factories manage to make a guitar that's frighteningly good for a fairly low price (in another thread). He mentioned Sanchis as an example, and I personally cannot disagree with him... I used to have a 1F which was quite simply amazing. That guitar lacked personality but it got the job done, and I was not afraid to take it out at parties, let other people play it etc. Let's not forget however that in the case of Sanchis, their prices have gone up so fast in the past few years that they are putting themselves in direct competition with artisan luthiers.... they must have their reasons, and at the end of the day if they can raise their prices this much, it means that they are confident of selling their production, and they probably do. It also seems that a few independent guitar makers are fighting back, building a handmade guitar with all the props of an artisan-made guitar for a price range of around €1,800 (yes, it starts that low... and it's more Conde-like than a €2,500 Sanchis!) to €3,500... which I find pretty amazing! I am not talking about big names here, but younger, not very well known yet, makers. They will probably also raise their prices if they get noticed, but for now if you do your research,you can get a hand made artisan guitar (made from top grade woods, with customized dimensions, and french polished) for the less than a Sanchis F-Extra, and that's pretty amazing news for us players IMO. This is actually why I started this thread, I'm trying to put a list of independent artisan makers from all the regions of Spain together... I will also expand and include anyone who makes flamenco guitars the old fashioned artisan way from around the world, but I wanna start with Spain. I am not after famous names, but younger luthiers who are only starting to get themselves noticed now.... fingers crossed! Saludos!
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