Re: Price Tag
Just because your buddy Jake built a sports car that's just as beautiful, fast, loud, and sexy as a Ferrari ... don't expect folks to pay Ferrari-level prices for the next one that he builds. Reputation, history, and "pedigree" all factor into the price folks will pay for high-end items, of every type.
In the stringed instrument world, the price goes up almost in direct proportion to each additional year that you're willing to wait for the quality, reputation, and/or pedigree that you might be seeking.
FWIW, I recently met a full-time classical guitar builder out here in northern NJ who has "only" a 7-year waiting list, for which folks pay dearly, and gladly.
- Ed
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