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Further, I think a company with the resources that for example Yamaha has, if
they made a corporate decision to do it, I would bet money they could make
guitars that would easily compete against Conde, or any other guitar maker.

Of course that would require them to make the decision in the first place to do
it. However with the money they have, and the facilities they have they certainly
could do it.

Jeff

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See, now I know why luthier built guitars are so darn expensive...

The luthier goes into the woods, spend a few days looking for a tree, and then a few more dragging pieces of it out. It is all very romantic and earthy, but can't a labourer be hired at $10/hour for a lot of that while the luthier does the more important job of building guitars?

Or how about the luthier spends 100 hours french polishing the guitar. What?

Does a luthier built guitar only have the hands of that luthier on it? If yes, what is wrong if they sub some of this work to cheap labour and concentrate on the important stuff to lower the price of the guitars and the waiting list. I guess the question is "are luthiers making musical instruments or are they making artwork that can play a note"?

It is like a nite-club where patrons are forced to line-up outside while inside it is half empty. Just my opinion... I hope it doesn't look like I am trolling, I think it is a legitimate question... but way off topic.

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Further, I think a company with the resources that for example Yamaha has, if
they made a corporate decision to do it, I would bet money they could make
guitars that would easily compete against Conde, or any other guitar maker.

Of course that would require them to make the decision in the first place to do
it. However with the money they have, and the facilities they have they certainly
could do it.

Jeff

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Anders I am in total agreement with you about the post mate.

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Or how about the luthier spends 100 hours french polishing the guitar.

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With all the respect of Yamaha, I must disagree. Yamaha have never been famous for making anything real top. They have tried and where they have been close has been in pianos. But nothing like a Steinway or a Bösendorfer. I have owned a couple of Yamaha steel strings, and really great instruments for their price, but I´ve never played or heard anything that really inspired me from Yamaha. Ask around. Ask professionals about clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, drums or whatever. Great quality yes.......... but maybe they just didn´t invest enough money. (money money money must be funny)