Ramon Amira -> RE: Manolo Sanlucar's Ramirez (Nov. 4 2013 19:22:13)
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quote: The heyday of Ramirez reaches back further than the 70s. Ramirez was very much a guitar of choice in the 60s as well. I think the brand has been mediocre for a long time now, and lives on its earlier reputation. Ramirez lost its cachet after Jose Ramirez III no longer was around. Cheers, Checking GSI in LA who seem to be the Ramirez distributors in the US, the 1a has been miscounted from $16500 to $11,500. So they are not selling like hot cakes. Strictly speaking, GSI was never the US distributor for Ramirez. It was the Cordoba Music Group, but of course GSI is owned by them, so it doesn’t make that much difference. However, Cordoba is no longer the US distributor for Ramirez. Because of that, Cordoba is liquidating its Ramirez stock, and to do that they are discounting Ramirez. That’s the real reason the 1A has been discounted, and not because “they are not selling like hotcakes.” It’s become fashionable to say about Ramirez “the brand has been mediocre for a long time now, and lives on its earlier reputation.” I can’t agree. I sell and play Ramirez classical guitars, and I find them extremely fine instruments. I consider the Ramirez 130 Anos to be the best factory classical guitar in its price range. Ramon
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