Do what Michael tells you

kungfumonk007

Okay, a little tongue and cheek, and I don't know if Michael will love me or hate me for saying this, but people ask me from time to time advice on what guitar to buy. The truth is I know very little about the guitars, I got my Zwinakis when I told Michael how much money I had, and whose sound I liked, and even though I was skeptical I went with Michael's recommend and am very happy about it - so the moral of the story is WWMD! Now I've totally put him on the spot. . .

MichaelHorowitz

@kungfumonk007 ha ha, thanks for the plug! I'm glad the Zwinakis worked out for you. There are certainly all sorts of challenges in trying to sell guitars online, but all in all I'm usually able to find something that people will love. Having a really big inventory helps as well as detailed notes and audio/video samples. But probably the most effective thing is just talking with people and getting an idea of what will work for them and picking out the guitar that seems like the best fit.

Jazzaferri

I have to chime in here too. When I bought my DuPont from Michael, I went ahead sight unseen and unheard, based on my discussions with Michael.

It is now my number 1 guitar.

Tubaphone

guess I'll stop lurking to chime in as well...

I recently bought my first Selmer-type guitar from Michael. Like Mr. kungfumonk007, I knew very little about these guitars, so I just called, gave Michael my price point, and went with his first recommendation. I ended up with a lovely guitar from Geronimo Mateos that I really love.

I had never bought an instrument in that price range sight unseen, so I was nervous. But Michael was very helpful, and now I'm pleased as punch.

Of course it did nothing to stem the desire to try (and buy) more guitars... Someday I'll get up to Seattle to see that 'really big inventory' (and hopefully increase my hoard).

PapsPier

Just a precision, Jazzaferri, the luthier is Maurice Dupont. It is not like the American firm Du Pont de Nemours, called DuPont.

Scoredog

I'll vouch for the guitar I bought from Michael, a Dupont, he picked a better one than I would have probably found for myself. I think I know what to look for now and it is what I already have, though i'll be excited down the road to try something else just because.

Jazzaferri

PapsPier wrote: »

Just a precision, Jazzaferri, the luthier is Maurice Dupont. It is not like the American firm Du Pont de Nemours, called DuPont.

Merci......I I seem to loose more disputes with autosuggest even though I try and correct them.

My old iPad 2 is do slow now on the new OS.

Buco

I always wondered about the difference between Dupont and DuPont, is it simply a matter of different spelling?

Michael isn't a salesman, he truly tries to match the need with the appropriate product, big difference in my eyes. You could say he's a problem solver or a solution finder. On the other hand biggest salespeople in history had the same quality so take the term as you will.

bohemewarbler

And if you need to sell your guitar some day, I would also suggest Michael. Michael sold one of my guitars very quickly.

Matteo

Regarding the name Dupont. Here's a hypotethis based on what I've been told. Back in the days when they chopped off the heads of the nobility, people with "suspicious" names started to change their spelling. This was of course an effort to avoid getting into trouble. Any "le", "de" or "du" was incorporated to the name after. I don't know if these are correct examples, but let's say a le Grand became Legrand, a du Bois became Dubois and, perhaps, du Pont became Dupont. Later, when the shopping off of heads fell out of practice, some people changed the spelling back. Maybe the family of the person behind the American company did this? And maybe that explains the different spelling compared to the famous french luthier? By the way, is the American company the big chemicals corporation or something else?

Matteo

Michael, what information do you need to recommend me to buy the 38 000 dollar Selmer and no other guitar whatsoever cause there just isn't any other guitar that would suit me? I need someone to blame... ;-)