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Old 03-19-2019, 11:38 AM
Paddy1951 Paddy1951 is offline
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Originally Posted by Condition1 View Post
I am curious on the pricing strategy between these two manufacturers. In a nutshell looks like you can get a Martin for about 40% off list price buying from a dealer, while Taylors the norm is 15%. So the list price on Martin guitars are much higher than Taylors but the purchase price is reverted, Taylors are usually more expensive



NOTE: I am not talking custom models or the specialty models...



What gives???
Consider that Martin has more "intermediate" stops than Taylor. They make more models. Consider that Taylor has certain consistencies that Martin does not. For example, I believe all Taylors have ebony bridges and fretboards. Not so with Martin.
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