mark indigo -> RE: Advice on buying my first Flamenco guitar (Dec. 14 2020 11:30:06)
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People are talking way too much. I will be the first to admit that I do not know a lot about flamenco guitars. I am active in the guitar business for quiet a while though and am the proud owner of two classical Conde’s. I visit the Conde workshop quiet often, my partner is close friends with Maria Conde. During the making of my most recent made Conde I visited the shop 8 times to see the progress of the guitar. I can assure you that even the cheapest Conde is totally made by hand, and is a ‘real’ Conde. I have seen them being made, it’s not because I kind of know these people. Yes, the cheaper models have several people working on them. When a guitar comes out of the Conde workshop and has the Conde label on it, it is a Conde. It has all the DNA and the typical Conde sound. What is the difference then, between the cheaper models and the more expensive models? What you say about the provenance of guitars from Felipe Conde's current shop is almost certainly not true of all guitars from all of the different "Conde" shops (there have been 3 at any one time since the demise of Domingo Esteso) EDIT: and for all time periods. The picture has been very confusing, hence the long thread and discussion I posted a link to. This information may not reflect the current situation, but is certainly worth referring to for anyone buying older models second hand...
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