I received a beautifully crafted 8 course lute from him about 2 months ago. The instrument was several months late, but I received it in perfect condition. He was very difficult to get in touch with during the course of the transaction, but ultimately it worked out for me.
Ron > > On May 13, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Bruno Correia wrote: > >> I'll give him a call, let's see what's happening... > > > I tried to call Luciano Faria on a conference call with a Brazilian > friend a week or so ago and my friend said that the recorded message > said that that phone number was no longer in existence. > That number was: 55 19 3561 2912 > Do you have a different number, Bruno? > I sent an email too but have not heard back. > The email address I have is: [email protected] > Does anyone have more recent contact info? > > I know several folks here have had problems getting in touch with him > in the past. Any successes? I thought there were a couple of people > who got their instruments and the conversation seemed to die down so > I am saddened to hear there are still those who haven't. > My friend Jake finally got his theorbo from him. That was last year. > He told me Luciano's parents had both died in the year and so he cut > him some slack. Anyone else here still out money and instrument? > > I was debating about sending my archlute all the way there for a > repair. It's a moot point if I cannot get a hold of him though. > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [email protected] > http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
