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 RE: "Hand Made In Spain"?? (in reply to Gecko)
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The expression "hand made" has totally lost it´s value. I dont know lucida guitars, but big brands like Alhambra and Yamaha are also "hand made"
You have a lots of hands involved in this process, so maybe they should more expensive than guitars like mine, where you only have 2 hands (both mine) involved in the process f the building.
In the factorys, you have some hands doing this, some hands doing that, hands putting wood into a machine and hands taking them out. Lots of hands for the price 
Here you have my hands in work
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Date Mar. 14 2006 15:45:17
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: "Hand Made In Spain"?? (in reply to Gecko)
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Probably "luthier-made" is more appropriate nowadays.
Anyway, a lot of luthiers use a lot of power tools, too, which would disqualify them from being hand-made in some senses of the word. But in my opinion, as long as you have a master luthier there to tap the wood and use his judgement to get the best sound out of each soundboard, that's what we all want. I think it was Torres who said something to the effect of there not being any secrets, just the accumulated knowledge and judgement he had acquired over a lifetime of patient, observant, and thoughtful work. It makes senses to me (although I bet he did figure out a few "secrets" along the way).
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Date Mar. 14 2006 16:25:18
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RE: "Hand Made In Spain"?? (in reply to Gecko)
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The simple fact is not EVERY guitar is bad that comes out of a factory, and not EVERY guitar is good that comes from a maker with an 8 year wait list.
It´s so true Ricardo. BUT, the thing is that you dont get the point... Many of my clients and other handbuilders clients are interested in a personal product, something that has been made for them or which has been made by someone keeping an old tradition alive, a tradition which has made the evolution of the guitar possible and something which is an absolutely non mass produced product.
Another thing: remember that no guitar factory has ever contributed to the evolution of the guitar. An evolution that makes it possible to buy a good factory guitar because it´s basically a copy of what some handbuilders have been doing and still do. Nothing else. Just copy...............
I never compare my guitars to factory made guitars. Not because I think they are better or worse, but simply because I think it is two very different products.
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