Francisco Navarro

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

Francisco Navarro

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>Lutherie >>

Page: [1]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

Haltaqi

Posts: 7
Joined: Sep. 18 2016

Francisco Navarro

Hello everyone. My name is Husain and I'm new to this forum.
I'm really interested in learning flamenco and I'm looking to buy a decent guitar considering my level in playing the guitar and my budget. I've done some reseaech and settled on Camps M5-S Blanca guitar. I found it on www.guitarfromspain.com and it costed ~$650 including shipping from Spain to the U.S and it was the cheapest I could find for that guitar. Before ordering I did more research and found everybody was praising Francisco Navarro's guitars specially the Student Flamenco saying it was the best guitar could be found for a student level considering its price. I went to the website http://www.francisconavarro.com and and emailed them to ask about the Student Blanca guitar and I was told the price would be $995 made by Francisco Navarros's son, Marlon. The price included shipping and a bag if I'm not mistaken.

Now, my first consideration, is the difference in price worth it? Second, is the website trustworthy? I understood that guitars made by Francisco Navarro himself have a mosaic stripe inside the guitar but, I think Student Flamenco guitars are not made by Francisco so they won't have that stripe. So, how can I assure this guitar is made by the Navarro's?

Finally, if you have any better suggestions please do not hesitate. Notes: I'd say the max. I can pay is $1,000, and I'm not comfortable buying used guitars.
Thanks for your help in advance!
Husain.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 18 2016 22:33:08

rombsix

Posts: 7808
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Francisco Navarro (in reply to Haltaqi)

Husain - min wen inté?

Stick to Cordoba GK Studio Negra for $700 new from Amazon or go try some in your local Guitar Center, etc. I am very happy with mine.

https://www.amazon.com/Cordoba-GK-Studio-Negra-Signature/dp/B005D1F6S2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474305133&sr=8-1&keywords=cordoba+gk+studio+negra

Salam!

_____________________________

Ramzi

http://www.youtube.com/rombsix

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 19 2016 17:11:59

Tom Blackshear

Posts: 2304
Joined: Apr. 15 2008

RE: Francisco Navarro (in reply to Haltaqi)

quote:

Before ordering I did more research and found everybody was praising Francisco Navarro's guitars specially the Student Flamenco saying it was the best guitar could be found for a student level considering its price. I went to the website http://www.francisconavarro.com and and emailed them to ask about the Student Blanca guitar and I was told the price would be $995 made by Francisco Navarros's son, Marlon. The price included shipping and a bag if I'm not mistaken.

For the price, Marlon's guitars are very satisfactory and that would be a good guitar for your playing techniques, as well as him building a close replica of an old Esteso pattern.

_____________________________

Tom Blackshear Guitar maker

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2016 15:11:05

pundi64

Posts: 234
Joined: Jul. 29 2016
From: Thailand

RE: Francisco Navarro (in reply to Haltaqi)

Go to Soundcloud.com and search out Flamenco guitar, blanca, luthier Marlon Navarro
spruce?cypress, 2012

This might give you a playing sound of the Navarro

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2016 21:28:34