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Who are the greatest luthiers today??
If asking who are the greatest classical guitar luthiers today, which 3 names would come to you mind without a second??
Last edited by mrkpower; 11-02-2014 at 08:57 PM. |
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Romanillos
Richard Brune & Son Jeffery Elliott Boaz Elkaim Dudley White Johnny Walker Robert Ruck And many more
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Classical guitars, flat top steel string A few banjos and mandolins Accrued over 59 years of playing |
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Not sure how you are defining 'greatest' but here are three well known names used by some top professionals:
Smallman Dammann Friederich |
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Valeriano Bernal
Vicente Carrillo Conde among many others... |
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Dake Traphagen
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Greg Byers
Gernot Wagner
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Waddy |
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We are fortunate today that there are MANY excellent classical luthiers. Which one is the greatest? I suppose it depends on what is important to you sound wise and other factors. Here is the USA, you'll hear about Richard Brune, Jeffrey Elliott and Robert Ruck as being the best known due to their longevity and artist associations. But there are MANY excellent classical luthiers building superlative instruments. I could list >20 luthiers in North America building excellent concert quality instruments. Different players will likely have differing preferences.
My $.02
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A bunch of nice archtops, flattops, a gypsy & nylon strings… |
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Frederich Holtier
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Would also like to add a local luthier
Jim Redgate Used by Sergio and Odair Assad Ana Vidovic Ralph Towner To name a few ...
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Hope you do not define who is best by who costs the most???
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Do you know who costs the most?
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Daniel Friederich
Dominique Field Jean Noel Rohe Andrea Tacchi Mathias Dammann Fritz Ober Liam Romanillos Gernot Wagner Edmond Blochinger To name a few |
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If you want a new one probably Daniel Friederich |
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Kenny Hill's name pops up from time to time and I would also list Jim Redgate, who has already been mentioned. And I would imagine Ramirez is in the mix.
Best, Jayne |
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I saw an early 70s Friederich with an asking price of 40K recently. What does his new ones go for?
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