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Reduced pricing due to the current situation?

Just browsing almost randomly, I got to the page of a guy who builds acoustic guitars and microphones several hours from me in Finland. I noticed that he is offering free world wide shipping and 20% off his guitar pricing.

https://www.timbretones.com/guitars
I quite like the youtube samples of one of his Jumbo-OM guitars (pretty big but not as plump as many Jumbos)

Are there others who have gone for covid discounts?

Calton cases is offering LUTHIERS ONLY Custom Logo Nameplates with an order of 2 or more cases.

(For whatever reason, it appeared in my FB feed: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1190233381433135
*Offer available though April 30th, 2021.

Manufactured goods with a wholesale/retail price structure can mess with the price some depending on market demand, but most luthiers I know are priced so that they can just scrape by, plus a modest profit margin as they become more established. There's not much room for marketing ploys.

Besides that, many of us are having a banner year. Not many of our customers are struggling, and spending a lot more time at home can cause one's musical instruments to become a more important part of one's life. And life is short.

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Originally Posted by Bruce Sexauer (Post 6693276)

Very wise and very true perspective Bruce.

As for the 20% discount, in this case, I think this is Timbertones' way of peaking outside interest. Janne is indeed from Findland and builds beautiful microphones and guitars. I bought a microphone from him a couple of years ago, and they are the real deal. Hand-made, and super sonic clear. He makes them one at a time and same with his guitars. I have not tried his guitars, but I wouldn't be surprised if they sounded great. He must have a slight inventory relative to his output.

I haven't gone after any Covid discounts, but I might want to look into another microphone.;)

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Originally Posted by nootis (Post 6693440)

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As for the 20% discount, in this case, I think this is Timbertones' way of peaking outside interest. Janne is indeed from Findland and builds beautiful microphones and guitars....

Peaking interest might well be the motivation. As far as I can tell, he isn't making and selling enough guitars or microphones to make a living. I get the feeling that it is a side gig that he'd like to grow into a main, or at least bigger, gig.

I see on his FB page that he has a couple of guitars in progress.

Discounting guitars for a solo builder is a bad idea. It devalues their work and sends all the wrong signals.