Ruphus -> RE: Was I too harsh? (Nov. 9 2013 10:25:26)
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ORIGINAL: Anders Eliasson *the overcontrolling type that sends me a ton of mails in order to control everything I do. Though not charged of, I am guilty of this. Actually, I wouldn´t call it controlling, but I did swamp a guitar builder with mails like possibly no other of his clients to date. And I had twinges about it. In fact, funny that you mention this today, because exactly last night I dreamed of typing him another e-mail asking him to please consider this and that while building ( with actually the guitar been finisihed already since some months now). And while dreaming that I felt bad about it, thinking to myself like: "Jeez, let the poor guy alone already with your hysterical fuzz all the time!" Luckily the man is a very understanding and friendly spirit who did bear with me which I was and am very thankful for. Really nice guy! I should remark however that my concerns were not about his skills at all. Most were about visual details that had derived from a spontaneous decision to go with special material, which turned the project from humble appearance into a very specific ensemble. quote:
ORIGINAL: Arash I guess the worst comments or question for good builders with own concepts are those such as "i want a guitar that sounds like a conde and looks like a reyes and feels like a santos" etc. type of comments. Generally yes; and then again: If the "Santos feeling" regards things like neck shape, scale and spacings then the builder should accept such specs self-evidently. ( But I am sure that you would agree on that anyway.) Further, it could be that one has been taken with the builders typical output, and yet be dreaming of a certain concept in mind. Wanting a concept to be built with the luthier´s individual gift. This is what I had with above mentioned instrument. As I mentioned over the years on the forum, there was a Spanish guitar decades ago that enchanted me, without afterwards knowing the builder ( no clue at that time)/ where to look for, while no other guitar would come close to it. And so, I tried to explain the characteristics to the guita builder. Hoping for him to nail that special make of my dreams, and providing in the same time in the back of my head that if he missed out on reconstructing that one, the product should still be a great one full of character. I would had understood if he had rejected to try and follow my concept, hypothetically saying that he will realize exclusively his own ( which would had not kept me from ordering, as I adore the sound of his axes), but was thankful for his open-hearted attitude and will to try and incorporate the properties of my phantom guitar. Guess what I am trying to say is that it is the right of fine builders to feel offended by customer requests on other ideals, and that yet some will not feel insulted when you ask, and possibly even try their best to match your fancy. Provided naturally that you do appreciate their special skills and achievements in the first place. I mean, that should be the main precondition anyway when a client approaches a builder. Ideally he may not show up at the shop, because of some reputation or image that he heard of, but because of specific characteristics that made him pr!ck his ears. For what its worth, Ruphus
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