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dwagar · 11-17-2007, 12:02 PM

I have an article from, I think, '95, a custom builder roundtable. Gibson wasn't there, PRS was, and some of the more custom guys.
One point that was interesting, they were complaining about how buyers, especially in Japan and Germany, were requiring the guitars to be, in their words, appliances. Perfect like a toaster.
To build up a heavier finish to deliver this type of quality was sacrificing tone. To tool up to CNC every piece was sacrificing hand built. etc.

I think in many ways, we equate the $ to something that should look perfect, when we should equate the $ with hand built. We all do it.

11-17-2007, 12:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
dwagar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 2,936 Thanks: 2 Thanked 9 Times in 1 Post	Re: Workmanship Quality on Historics I have an article from, I think, '95, a custom builder roundtable. Gibson wasn't there, PRS was, and some of the more custom guys. One point that was interesting, they were complaining about how buyers, especially in Japan and Germany, were requiring the guitars to be, in their words, appliances. Perfect like a toaster. To build up a heavier finish to deliver this type of quality was sacrificing tone. To tool up to CNC every piece was sacrificing hand built. etc. I think in many ways, we equate the $ to something that should look perfect, when we should equate the $ with hand built. We all do it.