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I hate that CA went under, but I don't think there was ever a possibility of CA guitars appreciating in value. At best they might have held there value.
The reality is that no ones production guitars have gone up in value in the past 10-20 years, at best they have held their value, or only slightly decreased. When you factor in inflation they have almost all been losing investments. What is really strange is I was 3 hours late from geting a CA Performer, but missed it as it was transferred to another GuitarCenter. I really wanted that guitar too.
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Very sad news indeed! My CA is an essential part of my guitar arsenal, the ultimate no worries travel companion. A really nice sounding well built instrument that accomplishes what is impossible for a wooden guitar.
I feel for the folks at the company who have given their best to try to succeed by being innovative in a competitive industry. A shame.
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So glad I took one off Ted three weeks ago.
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Steve at Acoustic Music Works said he still has a few in inventory but he has a pile of custom orders that are unfulfilled. Bummer for all.
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I'm saddened and surprised to hear this. I love my CA! I've done a ton of traveling with it in the past year that I've owned it. Their presence and products will be missed.
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Had to post again.... this SUCKS MAJORLY!!!!!!!
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So what. Fender managed to kill Tacoma, and almost succeeded in murdering Guild. Give them time. Fender can only destroy so many brands at once.
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I'm not a big fan of Fender in general, and they sure have made some stupid moves with Guild. Guild was headed down the road to ruin when Fender bought them. They've kept the brand alive and continued to produce good guitars, what the future holds is anybody's guess.
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Tacoma:
Composite Acoustics: Coincidence?
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I really feel for the employees. I love my Cargo and just picked up an OX over at the CA forum. Have no idea if I will like it, but wanted to give it a go while I could still get one.
Bummer.....
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I have family in the Lafayette area, and a nephew who worked at CA for a while. He was telling me back in December that he thought the company was in trouble. He said they had a very high rate of guitars that were "recycled" due to flaws and other QC issues, so much so that it really hurt their production numbers. I think they had lost some of their more talented employees, and were having trouble replacing that experience. He said some other things too, but I won't go into that, as it's just hearsay.
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Wanted to add that I hate it for the employees and owners and hope that they can find other employment quickly.
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But CA was a relatively small builder. They made a few guitars a day. I think demand was sufficient to absorb their production. I wouldn't be surprised if their demise was unrelated to demand. (I've been watching one dealer's inventory get smaller by the minute as people have been buying up the last available guitars.) For a company to be successful, a lot of things have to go well. If something goes awry (like venture funding, a credit line, a production snafu, etc), bad things happen.
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The answer is that Kaman has no pockets because the pockets belong to Fender. Jim |