Luthier came from the French word luth. It is also not another name for guitarrerro since luthier applies to any stringed instrument.
Hi.
I'll assume you're addressing me, since you're focusing on the term
guitarrero.
Luthier and
guitarrero are interchangeable
within the context of this forum,
which doesn't dwell so much on lutes, lyres, harps... but on guitars; and
most especially within the context of OP's request for info. Thread title pa lang,
he asked for "guitar luthiers", so I was operating in that vein.
If you want to get all pedantic and stuff, that can be fun, but you maybe ought devote
the energy to playing with Alex, since he's the one who seems to be belittling local talent.
Incidentally, what do you call someone who built these guitars if luthier is not the correct term?
IRL, I routinely refer to them by name, followed by "yung gumagawa ng gitara".
In GC forum, I favor "builder", because "luthier" sounds
un peu trop efféminé pour moi, kek.
Luthier,
guitarrero, or builder... it's really all the same to me, because, as I had
alluded to prior: I don't have my head firmly planted in the Old World or the so-called New.
I don't place much stock in pedigree either. It's the actual goods that count.
If a guitar sounds good to me and plays well for me, then that's all that matters.I don't even care if it sounds good to others, including some self-proclaimed 'tone experts'.
Now, some 'tone experts' have the attitude that if it's local, it is generally inferior to imports.
I don't value their opinions on that subject too much, as I have my own ears/eyes/fingers
to make my own assessments.
I play because I want to play: not to impress others or pretend at credibility.
I buy a guitar because I need one to play, not to impress others or pretend at credibility.
Cheers.