By the way, following on my previous post (and paying homage to this thread being above the line, hence, related to music), there are some very good luthiers in Mexico and I've played some really good guitars that came from south of the border. But there is an incredible amount of crap to be had from there also, such as the ones hanging in the Tijuana tourist shops. I peered through the sound hole of one of them and notice that there was sap still oozing out of the wood. Sound? Very muddy.

But it was very pretty, if you like lots of mother of pearl. It would have made a nice wall-hanging.

Caveat emptor!

Don Firth