just to add to the current discussion ... i am with firemodel on this.
for repairs and set-up work, we have some great guys here in pinas. but if you want a high quality custom guitar, you will not get it here. hell, i even had one made in the USA for $2,300 ... and the guy is a "guitar builder," not a real luthier. i wish i bought a Sadowsky with the money i spent.