All About Savage Classical GuitarHi, this is Richard F. Sayage, Rich to all who know me. I built Savage Classical Guitar from the ground up to be one of the largest private dealers in the world buying and selling, marketing and representing the finest handmade classical guitars and flamenco guitars from all over the world. I am also a large scale dealer of high end tuning machines by Gotoh and Alessi Tuning Machines, which are among the finest machines in the world. I am fortunate, in that I built this business and now, the best in the business seek me out, offering their concert guitars thru my shop.I managed this by being fair and honest with everyone I deal with in this business. I always say that I am generous on both sides of the guitar, you the buyer, or you the private seller who needs to move their gorgeous guitar into someone else’s hands, or you the luthier. Simply, this means, where my suppliers and luthiers are concerned, I pay my bills on time. I run zero credit here. No distractions detracting from my attention to the details.Where my customers are concerned, every guitar is priced and or negotiated to the best I can do for them. Then, free of charge, I always provide a high quality Hard Shell Case, TKL type, Guardian, Humicase, BAM, etc. I always include Shipping, from Ground Services for less expensive guitars to Express One Day for guitars over $4K. I always include an appropriate accessory package with each guitar, including at a minimum, extra strings and a polishing cloth. The more expensive the guitar, the more complete the package, including a Humidifier, a HeadStock Tuner, Additional Sets and a variety of strings from D’Addario, Savarez, Oasis, Augustine, arm sleeve, nail buffer, polish and so on.In my eyes, given the beautiful and sometimes expensive instruments that I offer and sell to the nicest people, I find it is a really nice thing to not nickel and dime anyone. I don’t haggle with the luthier, I don’t cheap out on my customers. It just seems silly to me to be otherwise.No other shop does what I do for the customer. I will do what I can to put the guitar in your hand, I will make sure that you can protect it, I insure it, I ship it free, I give you an accessory package with each guitar so you can properly care for it, and I’m here when you need further support for the guitar.Some guys just sell guitars. I offer a relationship, the full classical guitar experience and can support you and your guitar as long as you wish me to do so.Everything is paid for and I never argue with or push a luthier or a supplier. I don’t tell them what to build or how to build it. In other words, I don’t tell people how to run their lives or their business. Either I can work with them or I cannot. I usually can work with them, so, nice on that! LOL I try my best, and succeed, in being a positive and supporting influence in everyone’s life that I touch. Why would it be different with luthiers?I do NOT commission guitars. I simply ask the luthier to build for me and Savage Classical Guitar, that which inspires them, that which represents their best work. How could it not be fantastic? Uh, yeah, it turns out that it always is fantastic.
