No, theyāre notā¦the one I played was 3000ā¬
Absolutely! I can play the 7th Maj barre chords 
Sure it does, I messaged him to say thank you once more and to let him know that now I can play the 7th Maj barre chordsā¦and he was so happy!
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Todā¦I never heard of such a surnameā¦itās very likely it was Calabrese, which also means āfrom Calabriaā (region in the south od Italy).
I can imagine that! I would as well. I guess itās like when I was in England and the english people said they couldnāt understand the strong accent of two scottish girls.
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@Silvia80 Wow, a lovely story and a fabulous find near your home.
@Alexeyd you could share by starting a conversation in direct messaging then sharing , say, a link to a google drive folder.
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Great story, thanks for sharing.
Also; It once again it shows that a good setup has a significant impact on playability 
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I started from the classical guitar many years ago. About a year ago I purchased my first really good classical guitar and am playing it since.
BTW, Iām not a fan of Segovia scales 
I think they are only useful as an exercise and not applicable in āreal lifeā.
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Now I remember, I already had listened to thisā¦thank you for sharing it here as well, as I can much enjoy it once more. How long have you practiced the Classical Guitar to reach this level? As for the Segovia Scalesā¦I definetely have other priorities at the momentā¦but I wonāt wait too long to check them out as it has been suggested.
Iāve wondered the same thing about Calabreseā¦ unfortunately, my Grandfather passed away not long after he told me this story & I was young at the time - so no other details really. That, and the fact that memories are often not EXACTLY what transpiredā¦
As far as accents go, at the house we used to live in, a Scottish family from somewhere North of Glasgow (we literally never could understand the name of the small town they came to the US from!) moved in & their accents were so difficult to understand that we rarely had any idea what they were sayingā¦ not even sure that they were speaking English most of the time!!! If I so much as said āGood morningā, the father would reply with something that ended with the lilt that indicated a questionā¦ since I didnāt understand him, Iād just smile, wave & get in the car to leave. He probably thought that I was the rudest neighbor heād ever had!!! 
Tod
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What a wonderful story. It certainly sounded like an exciting and rewarding experience. You found a gold mine in the old man. He obviously listened carefully to you when you described your challenges and objectives, and watched closely when you played. He likely relayed his impressions to the Luthier, which allowed him to make the most appropriate set-up adjustments to your guitar, to suit your playing style. That kind of attention is priceless.
I would encourage you to go back and visit from time to time. Show the luthier, and the old man, what the adjustments enable you to do now. I have no doubt you will make a couple of new friends and very likely get further assistance and encouragement from them. Luthiers live for that kind of stuff.
Be careful though. Itās been known to happen that an instrument turns up that might be pre-owned, or have a blemish, or whatever, that just happens to be āperfectā for you and at an affordable price, and which just happens to be in the back room if you would like to take a look at it ā¦ ?
Ciao. John
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Well, the old man asked if I I could play the barre chords and I told him I was pretty confident with them but there was no way I could make a 7th maj barre chord sound out clear! I let them know that now I can play it and that the improvement on the neck was both unexpected and welcome!
I canāt afford none of those guitars though.
@Silvia80 I understand completely. Affordability is always an issue, but I will say again, you never know what might happen. I think you will find that a good luthier will do everything in their power to put an appropriate instrument into the hands of an aspiring, yearning, āplayerā. I have done so. Others I know have done so as well.
Lutherie is a business, yes, but why does anyone become a luthier? I believe the economics take care of themselves, while the satisfaction and joy of putting instrument and player together to create a sonic Pieta is what we live for. Whatever that takes.
I can imagine the light in your eyes when you played the Vals by Carulli, on that beautiful classical, for the old man. Do not despair. Do not be shy. They sound like just the people who can help you to realize your dream.
Ciao. John
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so my wife cracked her nice ukulele a few days ago, so I had reason to visit the luthier who lives nearby. thankfully the crack in her uke is not serious and will be an inexpensive repair.
I couldnāt help letting my eyes wander through his shop, though. Not a whole lot visible, but what was definitely whetted my appetite. He had one of his own guitars hanging up in the front room (a classical guitar, fwiw) as well as a couple vintage instruments. One was a well-used Gibson acoustic and the other was a lap steel of unknown make.
He had one guitar that looked to be in the process of being built on a work table in the back. It had some masking tape on it. Heās also the luthier for this shop:
Finest Guitars and String Instruments in the World | Dream Guitars
It sounds like repair work is what he spends most of his time doing. But repair work especially on high end instruments. Doesnāt sound like he does much on the setup side of things, so Iāll need to use someone else for that stuff.
But his own guitars are absolutely beautiful. This is his shop.
Mountain Song Guitars & Guitar Repair - Custom Guitars and Repair in North Carolina
Browsing through his social media, it looks like his most recent build was made out of wood from the 2022 US Capitol Christmas tree (which was harvested locally) and some beautiful local red oak.
I think my wifeās ukulele is in very good hands and he will definitely be the one I call if any of my guitars need work.
Those links I posted are going to give you access to some nice eye and ear-candy if you want to dig through them.
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Wow, thats definitely dream guitar territory! Iāve watched YT videos of a similar custom build, it was fascinating to see a high end instrument go from customer specs to wood on a shelf to final productā¦
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@Silvia80 That is a wonderful story. I have recently wondered what a good classical would sound like to play. It must have been inspiring to hear the tone of your playing a familiar song you have committed to memory. Luthiers are definitely worth their weight in gold. The luthier where I purchased my acoustic adjusted the action so that it was so much easier to play. I know in the future you will have so much more fun playing your guitar.
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Nate one day Iāll win the lottery and buy a few of themā¦because, while I donāt have GAS ( not really )ā¦I would be very likely developing it if I had one of these!
I hope your wifeās ukulele is fine by now.
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You need to go and find out! It was so unbelievable for my ears! Sooo different from my beginner Cordoba!
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oh I absolutely have a nice luthier-made guitar or two (both an acoustic and an electric of course) on my list.
whatās really frightening right now is that my wife was thinking aloud at dinner last night, wondering if beli wood can be used as a tonewood. Because we bought a huge slab of it a few years ago to have a woodworker make some built-in shelves/cabinets in our living room, and we have a remnant of that slab that Iāve been planning to turn into a shelf. itās much thicker than it needs to be for the shelf I had in mind, so she was wondering if the luthier would be willing to make a ukulele out of it.
shoot, there might be enough there that if I was willing to sacrifice it for a shelf that he could also make a guitar. lol.
and sure enough, beli absolutely can be used as a tonewood and is compared somewhat to zebrawood. so this might be a problem. these kinds of thoughts can be very destructive.
the luthier is not finished with her ukulele yet. He needs to fit it in amongst his other work and I was not expecting it until tomorrow at the earliest and maybe even not until early next week.