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Ruphus -> RE: Stephen Faulk Guitars- Five blanca guitars at special promotional price (Apr. 25 2011 21:38:20)
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ORIGINAL: Deniz
I have never experienced anybody asking a question like "Hey, why does builder x sell his guitars z amount of money cheaper than yours?". Thats not very smart because it is simply not possible to answer (Conde for example). Besides, isnt a buyer interested in a luthier built guitar because he fell in love with the sound of a specific luthier and wouldnt buying somewhere else completely contradict that???
Right, and beyond it another foregoing thread to this one made quite clear why this topic should stay reserved to the objects offered; at the latest.
As Deniz indiretcly indicates above already, only putting two serial production guitars side by side in the way of comparing listed features and prices should be making sense in the least cases ( hence, only with relatively consistent and familiar productions like say Yamaha or maybe Ibanez ), while such a comparison with handmades of different luthiers would provide even less parameter.
For one for the divergence alone within handmade batches of a single luthier, and further for at times subtle properties that can yet rocket an indivdual guitars value.
For many it could be one special characteristic, for others a certain other one, and for you maybe again somethig else.
Asking why one lutheir´s guitars were more expensive than another one´s would only make sense if you had them side by side and found them to perform pretty much the same in all regards.
What I have read from Stephen, displayed a vast knowledge on guitar building and North-American luthiery history and development. Obviously, much of it from first hand and real time experience. Such expertise together with his obviously rather frank personality indicates to me that his judge on his guitars will rather be understating than hyped, if anything.
In view of todays price levels his offer should be a true opportunity; more even for he will certainly not be slipshod at building these, as he is wanting the buyers to be convinced and contribute to getting the news out on this production.
For him this offer will not be worth mentioning in terms of profit, and if just remotely uncertain about the feedback, he would likely not had started this offer to begin with.
For, if the guitars were only received as so-so the reviews would be harmful to Stephen´s shop, definitly surpassing in damage what a couple hundred bucks of temporary return could be good for.
It is an offer from a man who knows his craft and the attraction of his special offer.
I am really curious to see the coming reviews and how the clients will find these in side-by side comparison to specimens of commonly known productions.
Ruphus
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