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Still, hard to avoid it sometimes... Salud Paul
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Patience is required with most builders. And is usually rewarded. Some are great at maintaining close contact. Some aren’t. Some meet promise dates. Most don’t. Most of the builders I’ve worked with have been very generous with their time and communication.
If a strict timetable is really important to you, you are highly likely to be disappointed.
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Some years ago, on other forums, I followed a couple of unpleasant cases with builders of electric guitars. The guys were offering something that people in those circles wanted, at very attractive prices. Lots of people started ordering guitars. And they accepted the orders. But then they couldn't keep up with the promised schedules, panicked, and didn't communicate. Many nasty words were said in public.
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That has happened here before too, quite some time ago.
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I have the vast experience of exactly one (1!) custom build. This discussion inspired me to go back and check and I can report that my guitar was completed exactly when the luthier estimated in his very first response to my very first inquiry. I think we may have had a delay after completion due to the company who makes his cases (covid-related shortages), and then I requested a shipping delay to avoid the crazy weeks between the winter holidays. All that totaled about a month of delay.
Experienced solo builder, does all work in-house, long time in same location, apparently has his process and scheduling down pretty well. I received many iterations of a digital "build sheet" which represented a running catalogue of the instrument's attributes with all changes highlighted - whether or not they represented a price adjustment. First-build excitement probably made me more annoying! The guitar more than meets my expectations! |
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As a builder I get a little nervous when the customer is unresponsive. That does not happen often but when it does i usually stop work on that guitar until i i get a reply to my emails
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Why not bring up your question to the luthier and get his take on it? We, luthiers and customers both, are all different in what we want or expect. Mine have mostly been on time or a bit delayed. One was quite delayed because of the finisher. The Appollonio and the Hatcher were amazingly close to the original predicted date.
However, one builder was not even within a year. Months would go by with no communication. I would write or call religiously every 3 weeks and get no reply. Than at last an abject apology would come.... and then the process would repeat itself. Again and again. Finally, after completion, he held on to it for another 3 months. Bizarre. With that single exception, luthiers have all very communicative with me and each has been a joy to get to know and to work with. They have made the process fun for me.
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Plus, he is full of information and fun to talk with!!! I hope you go forward with a build and I hope you are thrilled with the results Cheers Paul
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Seems like a lot of the people in this thread are collector types who get multiple customs built and don't have issues waiting. But I don't think that ordering a custom guitar is a privilege, unless you're getting a Henderson for 1/5 of its market value.
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It makes me squirm that anyone imagines there is an average reliability factor upon which one can decide whether of not it is too chancy to commission a guitar. Every luthier is his/her own person, and most of us have an easily gleaned track record, especially as time passes.
Personally, I book my commissioned work loosely enough that there is time to build a few spec pieces in my typical year. This means that even if there are personal or health issues, unless they are last minute, I am unlikely to be unable to keep my commitments. This is a matter of honor and integrity, and it is a bigger deal for some than for others. There is no average, do the research. |
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I just placed a custom order with Brook Guitars and was told they are about 7 months out. Haven't heard how punctual they are but will hope they can meet that time frame and I'll do my very best to not bother them during the process. I've already seen my back & side wood and know what the top will be. My inlay is simple and the purfling standard and binding curly maple so there's not much left for me to decide. Will ask for the occasional photo however.
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