Lutherie is a tough biz to make a living.
an acoustic takes George Lowden 35 hours or so.
He is at the absolute peak of his trade, and his companys guitars go for $4000 and up. Factor in rent, heat, light, insurance, wear & tear on the tools & machinery and he isn't gonna be driving a ferrari.
It's EXTREMELY fulfilling to make a musical instrument and then hand it over to a customer who thinks even more of it than you do, but there are only a few full time luthiers around. most of us builders do it as a hobby or as a second income.
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Originally Posted by Rick Turner
Pay attention to what Martin said
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I LOVE that guy!!!!!!
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