how much does a guitar cost to make and how much would you sell it.i like your guitars because they look strong and sound good unlike the cheaply made factory guitars.lol i have a classical guitar site on you tube i will entire this video as one of my favorites thanks.
Hi jargenlink. I have two guitars available ranging from $300. to $1000.They are No. 2 and No 4 respectively.One slightly used case, $100. You pay shipping and insurance.
Thanks Roger; I couldn't afford to buy a high end instument so my wife told me to make one. It's funny but I still get my students to buy this book and we go from beginning to end before getting into more serious stuff.
what a great site. I reckon some of you snowbirds do stick around up there instead of passing thru Georgia in the winter. This reminds me of an old gent down here that used wood from old barns for making fiddles and such. Beautiful and nonexitent 16-20in planks, even of American Chestnut.
(On another note hehe I used to make whistles years ago, imagine walking through the woods with a child and picking up a stick and saying "I think this wants to be a whistle!" and then carving it then and there in front of him with a pen-knife - the look on the child's face is always priceless!)
I find the choices of woods so interesting. Do the harder woods such as the mahogany do a better job in keeping the instrument in tune? And it would be interesting to hear what you think about the various woods used.
The types of wood really don't have an effect on the instrument staying in tune. It's more how the instrument is built that gives the strings a longer life. I'm a strong believer a luthier should be able to build an instrument with trees that grow in their area. It's not a question of better but different sound to a certain extent because a lot depends on the skill of the luthier to attain the sound that they're trying to achieve.
how much does a guitar cost to make and how much would you sell it.i like your guitars because they look strong and sound good unlike the cheaply made factory guitars.lol i have a classical guitar site on you tube i will entire this video as one of my favorites thanks.
jargenlink 3 years ago
Hi jargenlink. I have two guitars available ranging from $300. to $1000.They are No. 2 and No 4 respectively.One slightly used case, $100. You pay shipping and insurance.
Gerald
Gerald.
GeraldBoyClassical 3 years ago
nice guitars you made there, that's quite an achievement!
sackasilver 3 years ago
Thanks Roger; I couldn't afford to buy a high end instument so my wife told me to make one. It's funny but I still get my students to buy this book and we go from beginning to end before getting into more serious stuff.
Cheers,
Gerald
GeraldBoyClassical 3 years ago
Oops, by "this book" I meant the Aaron Shearer Book Vol. 1 that you mentioned on your channel page !
GeraldBoyClassical 3 years ago
Yes, I like that book. I have Vol. 2 as well, but haven't started studying that yet. Roger
sackasilver 3 years ago
what a great site. I reckon some of you snowbirds do stick around up there instead of passing thru Georgia in the winter. This reminds me of an old gent down here that used wood from old barns for making fiddles and such. Beautiful and nonexitent 16-20in planks, even of American Chestnut.
tonysshadow 4 years ago
Thanks. Old wood makes great instruments!! It's amazing what one can do with scraps.
GeraldBoyClassical 4 years ago
Goodness gracious, these are priceless!
(On another note hehe I used to make whistles years ago, imagine walking through the woods with a child and picking up a stick and saying "I think this wants to be a whistle!" and then carving it then and there in front of him with a pen-knife - the look on the child's face is always priceless!)
dukeofharuson 4 years ago
Thanks, Anthony.
That's a cool story about the whistles, I would be blown away too!!
GeraldBoyClassical 4 years ago
Wow, what an accomplished luthier you are Gerald!
I find the choices of woods so interesting. Do the harder woods such as the mahogany do a better job in keeping the instrument in tune? And it would be interesting to hear what you think about the various woods used.
davelovesmusic 4 years ago
The types of wood really don't have an effect on the instrument staying in tune. It's more how the instrument is built that gives the strings a longer life. I'm a strong believer a luthier should be able to build an instrument with trees that grow in their area. It's not a question of better but different sound to a certain extent because a lot depends on the skill of the luthier to attain the sound that they're trying to achieve.
GeraldBoyClassical 4 years ago