Dear Lutenists David and Bruno
I contacted the French company on this issue as to whether there
were any authorised distributors for their lutes and they assured me
that there were none. The factories producing LLD lutes and cases are
under exclusive contracts with LLD. This production entirely designed
by lute experts in Paris is also quality controlled before sale by
these same experts here in Paris. Thus if there are copies of these
instruments being sold by any other outlet, be aware that they would
not have undergone the same strict quality control and the setup would
not have been checked by the same experts. Copies might also be
infringing copyright which takes into account the intellectual
engagement of the LLD experts.
Regards
Anthony
PS There is also a statement on this issue on the LLD Facebook Page.
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