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Old 11-06-2014, 02:26 PM
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I saw an early 70s Friederich with an asking price of 40K recently. What does his new ones go for?
Guitar Salon had one in recently. No idea how much it costed!
http://www.guitarsalon.com/store/p46...riederich.html
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Old 11-06-2014, 03:21 PM
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Guitar Salon had one in recently. No idea how much it costed!
http://www.guitarsalon.com/store/p46...riederich.html
Wow, love the rosette! Beautiful guitar..
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Old 11-07-2014, 01:45 AM
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Friederich only builds about 5 guitars a year and the Guitar Salon get one of those every year,which from what I can make out is sold before it arrives.
God knows how long ago he closed his book and how long the wait time was.
Sicca Guitars in Germany recently received a new Fleta from Barcelona,it was ordered 26 years ago.
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Old 11-07-2014, 12:00 PM
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Friederich only builds about 5 guitars a year and the Guitar Salon get one of those every year,which from what I can make out is sold before it arrives.
God knows how long ago he closed his book and how long the wait time was.
Sicca Guitars in Germany recently received a new Fleta from Barcelona,it was ordered 26 years ago.
Friederich is over 82 now.
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Old 11-07-2014, 01:37 PM
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Some of the famous luthiers listed are indeed alive and breathing but in many cases have waiting lists that exceed their ability to deliver or their bandwidth is dominated by a small number of elite guitar merchants who have committed allocations. So in many cases they are literally "unobtainium".

"The Greatest" is frequently associated with famous player associations and longevity in luthiery. For that, you pay a substantial premium in terms of availability and cost. I would point out that like the stock market, "the greatest" is a trailing indicator and not a current or future indicator. We are fortunate to live in a time where we have so many talented artisans producing superlative instruments regularly.

That being said, we live in a time where there are literally dozens of superlative classical guitar luthiers who can make fantastic concert level guitars with reasonable waiting lists. I live in the USA, so my "go to" list of about 25 luthiers is dominated by US and Canadian luthiers. I am certain a similar regional list might exist with European, Asian and Australian members. Within the spectrum of timbres from these makers the "greatest" exists for almost all players. It really depends on the sound that you're after doesn't it?

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Old 11-08-2014, 07:32 AM
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I have to say the best guitar I ever played was a 1967 Friederich BRW/SP,it had the most even sound across the whole of the fingerboard,it would be called a flat response in the HiFi world.
And a good old growl to the sound.
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Old 11-08-2014, 11:07 PM
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I have to say the best guitar I ever played was a 1967 Friederich BRW/SP,it had the most even sound across the whole of the fingerboard,it would be called a flat response in the HiFi world.
And a good old growl to the sound.
One of the nicest sounding guitars I've played was also a Friederich.....cedar/Indian from 1980. But I am quite happy with my present guitars which include Velazquez, Sahlin, and Rohe.
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Old 11-12-2014, 07:20 PM
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No one has mentioned Michael Thames in New Mexico.

I got to visit his workshop when I was 16 and he was in Taos, and I got a beautiful Spruce/Rosewood classical for around $3500 as a gift from my uncle. I sold it several years later while I was at SMU for a little bit of a profit. Now his guitars go for around $10,000.

I always got complimented on my tone when I had that guitar.
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Old 11-13-2014, 12:20 AM
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Manuel Caceres
Both classical and flamenco guitars
Having served the ramirez apprenticeship he went on to work for archangel Fernandez - producing guitars with his authorship
Still active
Owned one of his Blancas - amazing instrument - perfectly balanced and ease of playability -


Another local luthier other than Jim Redgate worth adding is John Price
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Old 12-05-2014, 01:48 AM
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can't say they're the best...

Sergei De Jonge
Ryan
Bashkin
Tony Yamamoto (out of Walnut Creek, Ca)
Pearlman (out of SF)
McKnight
Niklas Rotemar (young guy out of Sweden, super talented builder)

I own one of Sergei's guitars.
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