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Originally Posted by fitness1
That's pretty amazing....  |
Now, I don't know how much of that is full process time. I think he buys his necks rough milled but not fully tapered or shaped, might buy his headstock overlay (veneer) with his inlay done already... there may be other time saving factors too, it's all about balancing out the cost to produce versus the cost to purchase pre-made items, even in rough form.
There are ways to cut construction time by setting up to do a process and make the part for multiple guitars, like head blocks, tail blocks, slotting fretboards, rough cutting brace stock. Set up time on a one off basis can really add up quickly. Efficiency is key
