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George Piburn
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George Piburn
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Posted 8 Jul 2009 12:36 pm edited
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Ray Montee
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Posted 8 Jul 2009 3:25 pm About them there g'tars....................
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Mr. Boards.......if a rating system were practical, how would you RATE your series of fine musical instruments?
Referring to non-pedal, electric, Hawaiian, lap/slide, steel guitars......would yours be designed primarily for the student market; beginning pro; or full-time pro market?
Just curious........and what about price categories.
Might you care to enlighten us folks? Back in the olden days it was either a Gibson or Fender.... |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 9 Jul 2009 6:44 am edited
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John Allison
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Posted 9 Jul 2009 8:56 am Re: Answers to Ray's Questions.
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... They Sell for less than 1/2 of our cost to create them.
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Just reading through the thread and this caught my eye...
I don't think I understand how or why anything would possibly sell for less than what it costs to produce, let alone less than half of that cost.
I don't get it.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jul 2009 10:36 am
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| george, it's nice that you love the steels you make so adamantly! |
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Jay Yuskaitis
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Posted 9 Jul 2009 1:18 pm G.b.
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I love my D8 Georgeboard much more than my D8 Fender or Gibson Console Grande, more of my Favorite tone. But JMHO.
Jay Y. |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 9 Jul 2009 5:07 pm
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George, you just "happened" to find it ????? Have you been clearing out the loft again ? 
Having said that, as I grow older I'm finding more and more things, like the glasses I put down ten minutes ago.... 
They say Alzheimers is great for making new friends. You can make the same new friends every day. |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 4:08 am
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These are all so beautiful to look at - however, in the real world I continue on gigging on my Chinese Artisan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Terry Farmer
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Posted 11 Jul 2009 8:11 pm
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No offence intended, John. Post deleted.
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David Mason
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Posted 12 Jul 2009 4:04 am
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MY "private reserve stock" is the stuff I'm NOT selling....  If it's "reserved", and "private", etc. etc. etc. Sounds more like "stock" to me.  |
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John Allison
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Posted 12 Jul 2009 7:24 am
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You have to build a few to understand the concept.
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Well, I've been building instruments professionally for 25 years, so I think I've built a few, but that still doesn't help me understand whatever concept is involved here. And don't get me wrong, I don't intend to question George's artistry or his intense devotion to the steel guitar community...or for that matter his marketing techniques.
The part that I question is the notion that a product - any product - would be offered for sale at half of it's actual cost of production in normal business proceedings. At the end of the sale is the bookeeper presented with reciepts for expenses of "$3000.00 - to - $5000.00 per" and reciepts for income of $1500 per??? I have a hard time believing (conceding a $1250 tab for raw materials) that anyone was actually paid wages at an yearly rate of $90,000 to $130,000(extrapolated from the figures of "cost" and hours of labor) to produce these steel guitars.
It don't add up...that's all!
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Allison Stringed Instruments
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2009 7:42 am
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Boards, tuners... a pickup.... Potentiometers (2!), some wire... boards... I'm boggled already! I'll bet they sound good, if you can play well. |
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