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ernie
PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 1:16 pm 
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My 2 cents , from a biz pt. Allowing a customer to grind you is false economy. As in my humble experience , they will nickel and dime and grind you throughout the whole buidling process. State your price make no excuses.Profit is not a dirty word. Been there done that.
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One of the best "upcharges" I ever heard of was a major, major guitar manufacturer charged a buyer for the omission of the MOP fingerboard inlays. IIRC, it was something on the order of $150. Required "Special handling". I don't see any problem doing that and I sure don't see a problem with setting the price of your special wood wherever you want. It gives the buyer a special appreciation a.k.a. "braggin rights".
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I agree with ernie! I had a guy try to get me to build him a short scale nylon with no rosette and just a square headstock to cut down on cost. I gave him a couple of names to call.

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WaddyThomson wrote:
I agree with ernie! I had a guy try to get me to build him a short scale nylon with no rosette and just a square headstock to cut down on cost. I gave him a couple of names to call.


Yeah, and thanks for the referral, Waddy! His guitar will be ready in a few weeks...

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