Guitare Village

Swing 69

Hello again, As I've previously posted I'm considering a trip across the water to Paris to find a GJ guitar, However after perusing Guitare Village in a little more depth, I have found around three Nomade from 720euro to about 900euro (Macca).
In reality it will probably be a Nomade that I will buy because I just can't stretch financially, any further than that.
I'm thinking now,If i make the trip, will it be a bit like test driving, say, an Aston Martin, then a Ferrari, then a Bentley or something and nipping out and buying a Nissan Micra??? (how much do i hope no one is driving a nissan micra, no offence intended, just a comparison). I'd love to go over and try everything out but in reality the budget dictates things and i was thinking that maybe i should just purchase with delivery now(Just be happy with what you've got kinda thing).
Anyway my question is more regarding the website, What exactly in the context of their adverts does Vendue mean? and are the guitars advertised at those prices actually available. I'm unsure of this. It looks like there are some cracking deals about there. I've tried emailing them, I like the Nomade Macca.

frater

I'm afraid Vendue means Sold, my friend...

Swing 69

From trying to translate things on the site i wasn't sure. In that case, how does it work? With a bit of haggling?

frater

No way: those guitars are simply no more there, sorry. I also think they don't have a Nomade used or new at Guitare Village right now. Try here:

http://www.gypsyguitar.de/cms/index.php ... &Itemid=46

1.200 euro it's about the price of a new one now. Zero fret not included

Swing 69

Aaargh. Never mind. Thanks V much for your reply. I was a bit taken aback when i was looking through the site and started to see them so cheap. I thought to myself, NO CHANCE!
Anyway, Why did I not sort all this out BEFORE the recession??
I could have saved a fortune, in fact, I'd probably have actually ended up buying from here as the pound to the dollar was really good , not so very long ago.
Cheers.

frater

Be patient, sooner or later the occasion of a good buy always comes, recession or not (but you're right, when the dollar was quoted 1, 5 euro
I bought a fantastic brand new Taylor GS8 equipped with the Expression System for about 1.000 euro on ebay!)

Swing 69

Nice!
I know, everyone's said the same thing to me......It's hard to be patient though when it comes to guitars.

Swing 69

frater wrote:

No way: those guitars are simply no more there, sorry. I also think they don't have a Nomade used or new at Guitare Village right now. Try here:

http://www.gypsyguitar.de/cms/index.php ... &Itemid=46

1.200 euro it's about the price of a new one now. Zero fret not included

Nomade Macca...That's actually V good, 1200 euro, W/Hardcase delivered!!

sockeye

Looks like the Acoustic Music Company in Brighton has a Hodson 503SR for 850 GBP if that interests you...

BluesBop Harry

I have a Nomade oval hole, and I really like it, even without the zero fret (you won't notice it's missing) and bolt on neck, it sounds and plays great, very typical tone for gypsy jazz. Not wet or or bassy like Gitanes.
For $1200 euro you can also get a Casteluccia Gypsy or maybe a Mateos.
One advantage of the Casteluccia if you go to Paris is that you can try a few and speak with the luthier.

sockeye

If you do go to Paris, these guys appear to have a Nomade for 1220EUR ...assuming their website is up to date

http://www.oldies-guitars.com/manouch.htm