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This was not a decision based on costs but rather 100% based on quality. We already spend a considerable amount of time setting up each guitar and it takes skill and precision. With the Plek machine it takes a skilled technician to carry out the process properly taking into account many factors and we have so far found that it adds a significant amount of time to the overall process as well as it being a $110,000 investment. I can say hand on heart the the Plek machine can dress the frets better and to higher precision than the finest luthier in the world but it takes a fine luthier to make the right decisions to get the best from the machine. Its just another tool in our tool box. It doesn't take away from our guitars being hand built and in fact over the past 5 years the number of hours we invest into each guitar has almost doubled. We are investing in significant equipment as we build our new factory but the emphasis is always on precision and quality rather than replacing quality labour content. Alistair Hay |
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Ouch! Thanks for your input, Alistair....
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Alistair saved us from yet another "expert" |
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I love seeing utter nonsense offered with absolute surety.
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Given that Martin has used a PLEK for a decade or so... yeah. But at least it's consistent.
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I’m wondering if/when Emerald will start to outsource production. Hopefully never!
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This was nice to read. I owned two Emeralds direct from the factory and everything was pretty much spot on when they were delivered except for the fact that one had one high fret and the other had three. Hopefully this will prevent that from happening anymore because the high frets aside, they make amazing instruments!
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