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Originally Posted by 47gene
http://www.decasciaguitars.com/
Take a look here... and give them a call.
I have a De Cascia Gabrielle that is outstanding. Cedar/rosewood
It's all solid wood and has wonderful sustain and intonation.
Good luck with your search.
gene
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I've been looking into these more, seem like very good guitars. Reviews are favorable. I would certainly not order one in this cold with the laquer and french polish though, check, check, check. They even have some double top models.
I found the "raised fingerboard" on some interesting. It's NOT a raised fingerboard, but a top that curves away making the fingerboard appear raised. It's really a "lowered top"... but that won't sell guitars! Funny how this is deemed acceptable while a cutaway is not. However, the curved top would not effect inner volume (as in capacity) near as much as a cut away. I watched a video review from a teacher who owns some high priced instruments and he said it really helps. He stated that some brands don't raise it enough, rendering it ineffective. On my steel string I use the whole fingerboard with a cutaway, so I have been pondering how this would translate. Here is that review;
I would expect resale to be bad though, as this is an "in house" brand by
http://www.grandsalondeguitare.com/. I guess you buy with the intent to keep. You could possibly trade it back to the store towards another guitar. They have quite a selection. I didn't know there was ANY store in Canada that specialized in classical guitars. Good for them.
Of note is a fellow named Drew Henderson who does some demo's on
http://www.decasciaguitars.com/ site. I first saw him in a video playing an 8 string classical. He has very nice sustain and intonation. I had heard some great players have some bad intonation. Sure it's out of tune here and there, but every guitar is. Here is the video for those that are interested.