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I wasn't talking about independent luthiers.
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At this time, by some estimates, the most second most American car on the market is the Toyota Camry assembled in Marysville, Ohio and Lincoln, Ala. with eighty percent of its parts being made in the US. Cars.com ranks the Chevrolet Malibu as being the sixth most American car. In other words, Detroit iron often comes from Mexico or Canada and if made in the US, is comprised of a fair amount of imported components. Last edited by Herb Hunter; 11-23-2010 at 01:53 PM. |
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so my conclusion is this. if i want an american made classical thats solid wood i'm going to have to be in the 3k range. i found a couple american made guitars for 1200 to 1500 but they are laminated. i'm going to look at orpheus valley, some cordobas, manuel rodriguez, and ill check out the taylors. im searching for a guild mark 3 or 4 but im also going to be open to the guild gad "made in china" models. i have played the orpheus valley fiesta and romida. the romida is top choice right now, very sweet guitar. cars are a whole different subject and since the fords,chevys,dodge, toyotas and hondas,according to a post are made in the usa, i now know that americans build the best cars. im just getting into nylon so i dont want to spend a fortune. the next steel string i by is going to be an american breedlove 000 so that will take care of my american craving and if the nylon really captures me then ill look at the hills and some other american luthiers.
has anyone ever tried to organize a get together on here. one where everyone could put a face to a name and just play and talk? like a players convention? |
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Rick,
You might also want to ask on delcamp.us forum - there are a lot of folks there who are specializing in classical nylon string guitars so they can also be of great help to you. Delcamp has a big nylon string classifieds section where you can get used models (american, spanish, other) - you might get a much better used guitar for less money if you do not necessarily want to get a brand new instrument. |
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Having played a few Orpheus Valley and a couple of LoPrinzis (including a Cremona), I think there is absolutely no question that Augustino makes a better guitar, no matter what material the back and sides are made of. YMMV.
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rick375,
I would definitely recommend trying out the Taylor nylon's before passing them off. I'd taken a stab at them a few years ago when they first hit the market, and didn't much care for the couple I played. However, I ran across an Ns24ce at Marshall Music (just down the road from Elderly's) after playing through everything Elderly's had on their floor, and was blown away. Sure, it's not solid wood back/sides, but it sounds spectacular, and that's all I really care about.
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