It's funny, but when the Guitar Center opened up in Dallas (they have three stores here) they carried Santa Cruz and Larrivee. They dropped Santa Cruz early on and recently they dropped Larrivee. The chain is so main stream focused - and it's too bad ... but they do keep a few nice Taylors and Martins, so I keep going there.

We've got a real nice, smaller shop that carries a large number of great guitars, in particular, Martins, Bourgeois, Collings. He also sells Deering Banjos (my favorites). I love that store and usually spend a lot of time there when I visit.

Cluin - I don't have the money to afford one of these beauties, either - but I already have one (a Larrivee J10).

And comparing wives to guitars? My Larrivee nevers minds me admiring the beauty of these other instruments!