Thanks DD, I'll look into Kirk Sands and Mel McCullough. Very frustrating being in the UK these days with the current state of play re the CITES export/import regulations. I was just in touch with Dream Guitars asking whether they are currently shipping to the UK but they are not, due to the prohibitive extra cost and hassle of navigating the CITES restrictions. I guess most other US-based companies and luthiers will also not be doing so.
There are so many crossover models built Stateside that I would be interested in (Cervantes, Kenny Hill, Kirk Sands and so on) which barely show up on this side of the Atlantic, barring someone here selling one preowned perhaps. I believe there's possible revisions to CITES regulations in 2019? Here's hoping!
Thanks for letting me rant!
That's it! Cheers, Dom
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