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Originally Posted by ewalling

I think "buying North American" or "buying British (in my case)" can be an uncomfortable stance for us to take, mainly because we want our products to compete fairly in the overseas marketplace, but we do not want overseas products to compete fairly within our own shores. I remember that we were urged to "buy British" in the 80s, but it seemed an anomalous argument given what we were trying to do with our products internationally.

Good point. I think the key point is buy the superior product. In the case of nylon guitars, especially hybrids, US builders in my price range are limited to just about one or maybe two.