Thanks, little, for that blast from the the past! Too many uses for the word Cordoba!!
walrus
walrus
Soon to be found on eBay:
"...and everyone who's in the know knows that the pre-Cordoba Guilds were the best Guilds..."
Who says Oxnard is not pretty? It's near where I grew up in Thousand Oaks in Ventura County. Right over the Camarillo grade on highway 101 (Ventura Highway) just before you get to Ventura. The harbor at Port Hueneme is lovely. I had a roomie once who kept his sailboat there. It's as good a place for a Guild to be built as any other I can think of. This could be a good thing. At least Fender isn't gonna be in charge any more. This sounds like it might be good news!!
Thanks for the link, Toni. I don't know, I'll take a wait and see attitude. I've never played a Cordoba, but they get a lot of respect over on the Delcamp classical forum. I'm awful with spatial awareness, so I have no idea what 50,000 sq. ft looks like nor how it compares with the ground floor area a in New Hartford. Also, I wonder how accurate the impression that they are mostly handmade I got from the article is, or do they have modern CNC machines for a lot of the piece work. I guess we'll find out.....Reading the entire article makes me very, very afraid. :nightmare:
I aree Tom. And for those that think that Cordoba only makes classical guitar, they do have a line of steel strings, with Spanish heels!
From the press release:Here's the official press release on the FMIC webage: http://spotlight.fender.com/newsroom/news/408/
Note: "Upon finalization of the sale, Cordoba Music Group is expected to begin production in Oxnard, Calif."
Ralf
50,000 square feet is about the floor area of your average Safeway Grocery Store.I'm awful with spatial awareness, so I have no idea what 50,000 sq. ft looks like nor how it compares with the ground floor area a in New Hartford. Also, I wonder how accurate the impression that they are mostly handmade I got from the article is, or do they have modern CNC machines for a lot of the piece work. I guess we'll find out.
Brad
Well, we don't have them out here, but I would guess not much different than an average supermarket chain store (not superstore), so a fair amount of space.50,000 square feet is about the floor area of your average Safeway Grocery Store.
They make guitars in Spain, China, and Oxnard, CA.In China.