Jon Boyes -> RE: More fun (not) trying out flamenco guitars in the UK (Dec. 19 2003 9:12:14)
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Does El Zurdo live in the States? If so, the guitar will double price before it would get to me. Importing guitars from the US is pretty much a no-goer for us in the Uk due to all the taxes and stuff. Buying direct from Spain certainly sems the better option. After all, dealers in the Uk (if you can find them) will obviously be adding their profit on and its probably more than those cheap flights Ron mentions. Plus, the idea of going to Spain to buy a flamenco guitar is just SO cool!! Any idea how much those Carillos were in Spain, Mike? BTW, there's an article on buying guitars in Spaion/Spanish lutherie in the January edition of Acouistic Guitar magazine. It was written by a luthier that hangs out sometimes on FT and the classical forums. Apparently all the big makers (Contreras, Conde, Ramirez etc) get all their student models built by other makers - thery just stick their label on. If you want the real thing its built to order (and expensive, of course). This would explain the deviation in quality that Simon talks about. The frustrating thing is that with any other type of guitar I'd be trying out loads over a period of time, making comparisons, thinking about it etc. I know that if I went to Spain I'd just have to come back with a guitar... Jon
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