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I've had the great pleasure and privilege of playing Chuck's guitar built by Alan Carruth, briefly, on one or two occasions. Chuck is not exaggerating. Actually, he's not praising it effusively enough, I'd say! It is a fabulous instrument. This is the only Carruth guitar I've ever encountered, and it is a steel string, but I have little doubt that a classical built by this builder would probably be fabulous too.
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Another excellent classical guitar builder with reasonable prices is Johnny Walker in Oklahoma. I owned one of his guitars for a couple years and it was a match for anything else I've played.
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It's possible David LaPlante could help you with this.
I have no clue what he charges for a new guitar. I can't tell if his guitars fit your requirements. However, I am fortunate to own one of his guitars through happy circumstance. It was technically "used", and therefore fit my budget, but it is in MINT condition. David hears of interesting instruments through his personal connections, and he may know of one which might work for you. |
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An interesting reply. Do you have a list of luthiers who build bespoke guitars in what we might call the "affordable" range, say £2000 or so? Because if you do I, for one, would be interested to know of them so that I could place an order.
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I believe Francisco Navarro's guitars are available for below that price point as well. There are a couple other makers that less-ornamented versions of their guitars for somewhere around $2k -- if I can recall the names I'll add them here. And of course, there are plenty of very nicely cared for second-hand guitars available at a considerable discount compared to the original selling price.
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I suppose the best way for the OP to go would be the second hand market. There are some reasonable offers out there, it's just finding them. |
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http://www.sigurdsonguitars.com/student.html
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Sorry again. I seem to be all over the place now! I won't post anything else for a few hours. I'll re-read the post tomorrow.
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Joseph Redman of josredguitars.com makes a student model for $2000.
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I agree, although I might have been less polite...
There is a ton of choice 5K and under for sole luthier classicals; you just have to know where to look. OP, see my PM regarding a tremendous option for a guitar well under 5K (no affiliation). Cheers, Steve |
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