FlamencoD -> RE: FINE TUNING A GUITAR (Aug. 14 2013 13:36:07)
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I still haven't decided which way I lean at this point in this venture for you Tom. I don't have any allegiance to any one builder here, as I play a Navarro Concert blanca (his Flamenco, not the Reyes) which I love. It does seem that after 53 years of building you're not getting enough compensation for your work on these guitars, or your name being used on them. I am glad you cleared the labeling up, they seem to be more accurate now with the update you shared the other day. The guitars on Savage's website look really nice, I'd love to try the blanca out. You probably considered this, but what about an apprentice, working in your shop under your supervision? Making the main parts of the guitar, doing the heavy lifting, and you doing the lighter stuff, fine tuning, final neck shaping, finishing, etc. Seems you could sell them as a 2a guitar for continued transparency, although your customers likely want a "real" Blackshear, entirely made by you. You'd have to pay the apprentice, so that would hurt the bottom line, but maybe it would make it up with fulfilling orders/demand. Just a thought.
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