The streets were full of young guitar-makers this evening. The participants in this year’s competition are here in Granada and meeting with David Collet throughout the day one on one. The jury’s examinations of the guitars and the sound tests will start tomorrow at 10am. I have had quite a few of the participants pass through my shop to say hello and to show me their guitars. The level this year looks good so far and it is always a pleasure to meet people who are truly in love with the guitar; who dream only of building instruments that will sound in the hands of the best musicians. The list of participants has not been published but there are entries from China, Japan, France, USA, Mexico, Holland, Italy, perhaps a majority from Spain and four of those from Granada. Hopefully tomorrow I can share the names of the participants.