Reputable luthiers or guitar shops in Mexico City?

[classic canuck]

I am planning a visit to Mexico City in a couple months and wondering if anyone can give me a list of reputable luthiers or classical guitar shops in the city?

I have read a lot in other threads about Paracho but I won't be able to leave Mexico City. Can anyone recommend a few places worth visiting?

Thanks!

[David LaPlante]

This is probably not much help but I remember back in the 1960s my father would go to Mexico City at least once or twice a year to do accounting work for the large copper and brass company (named after a big snake) that he worked for.
Being a guitar afficionado he brought back many a Mexican guitar, the finest of which (Brazilian rosewood and spruce) cost about $125.00 at the time. More typical was $40.00-$60.00 for a really decent guitar (though they were a bit gaudy sometimes).

His tactic was to find a cabbie and ask where he could buy guitars and off they'd go............sounds like a way to get your throat cut these days but those were more innocent times I guess.....
Best of luck with your search!

[Guitar]

If you run into one of those decent $50 Mexican Vihuela's while you're down there, let me know.
I need one, but can't bring myself to pay $250 for one here when I know they're like $49 down there

[mick0322]

Hey Canuc.

I live in Mexico city. I cannot give you any information on any Guitar stores but I can tell you that Polanco is a neighborhood in Mexico City. It is one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city, so go with those threads that mention Polanco. To get to that neighborhood just tell a cab driver to take you to Metro Polanco and you can walk to everything from there. Metro polanco is about a $3 to $5 USD, 10 min cab ride from the Angel of Independence.

[GeoffB]

Hi mick0322, welcome to the forum. Could I invite you to introduce yourself here?

Geoff

[classic canuck]

Thanks for the responses, but I am surprised that no one knows of an actual luthier working in Mexico City? It would be pretty strange that a city of that size, in a country where the guitar is so prominant, would not have something?

[av8t0r]

I have no direct knowledge of this, but Juan Pimentel Ramírez seems to be well respected. http://www.guitarraspimentel.net/

[LVR]

I too have no personal knowledge but I googled luthier Mexico DF and what I found first ( on another guitar forum) was a recommendation for someone called Gabriel at earluthier. You may want to try the Delcamp Spanish forum as well as google.