Hi everyone,
For some time now, I have been reading a lot of the messages and
comments made about Luciano Faria. My experience began positively when
I submitted a double order for an archlute and a theorbo in January
2007; before submitting the orders, I checked with a few people that
had purchased instruments from him, and they had good things to say. I
know that he had that car accident early in 2008, I think, and I have
read something about his parents, but still, this is ridiculous!!! The
last time that he answered one of my e-mails was in August 2008, and at
that time he said that he was getting ready to begin work on both
instruments. Since then all of my e-mails have gone unanswered, and I
have no other way of contacting him. His website has not changed since
I first looked at it three years ago. My main reason for ordering the
two instruments through him was that some of his archlute and theorbo
models will accommodate my slightly small hand/finger size. I simply
would like to find out definitely if he is building (or going to build)
the two instruments, and if he is going to do a decent job on them. At
this point, it is very important for me to find out one way or another,
since I may have an opportunity to buy an archlute from someone else
right now if Faria is not going to do his job. He has had my deposits
on the two instruments for almost three years, and some sort of an
honest answer from him would be nice.
John O. Robison
Univ. of South Florida --
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