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flyeogh
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RE: Tuning machines (in reply to mrstwinkle)
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For sure there is very high unemployment and many grabbing what they can in season. And while some establishments pay the minimum wage they expect the employees to do some hours for free. Not many Spanish families have full employment or anywhere near it, including mine. There are people with money of course. And you will hear talk of the black economy but in truth while there is a large black economy not many in it earn enough to pay tax anyway. Part of the reason for the black economy is the zero VAT threshold. Just part of the madness that is Spain. A good example around Cadiz of the economy is the number of bars you see open and close inside 6 months. I gather that the unemployed are so desperate that they hire a bar, have it done up (using all the cash they can muster), and then go bust. You see dozens of them. Just last year one bar in el Puerto tried to attract trade by selling a small beer at 40cents. It went bust of course. So, one can see that Spaniards looking to splash out 5000 Euros on handmade guitars are few and far between. Sorry wittering. I would expect you could bargain a good deal if you have the time. I estimate my cost of living here, even allowing for the fact I pay tax, is at least 25% less than in the UK. (And a serious example: my MIL is in a residence costing 1600 Euros a month. My business colleague in the UK was asked to pay 1100 GBP per week in SE England). So there must be room to negotiate. But there are luthiers with very established names (eg Bernal, Sevilla) and some I’d never heard of (Ivan Delgado, Cadiz – Rafael Romero, San Fernando – David Cosano, Jerez de la frontera). But I don’t think they are overloaded with orders even if they are known overseas. To be honest I don’t ever visit any as I had all my guitars before I moved here, and Anders was here of course (not inferring that Anders is not a luthier ). But,I think Joselito??? said that he had found a new luthier in Rota. For me that is two nice boat rides so I thought as I have this tuner m/c issue I’d hop over and have a look. Sorry that turned into a diatribe. I’ll get my coat.
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nigel (el raton de Watford - now Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz)
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