Official Luthiers Forum!

I’m fairly active on a guitar player’s forum. (Some might call it over active.)
Often, the impression of commissioning a guitar is that it is way too expensive and takes way too long.
I’d like to shatter that impression, get some of your names out there, and perhaps even get you a few orders.

I’d like to publish a current list of those willing to build for $2200 and less, and have a delivery time of less than a year. If you fit that description, respond here with you web site link, current delivery lead time, and starting price for standard woods, non cutaway, and any specialty – classical, blue grass, baritone, worship, etc.
If you don’t have a web site (I don’t either), give me an email address or other contact method.

I hope to get at least 10 names, hopefully more.

If you have any suggestions or cautions about posting such a list, please let me know via this thread, PM or email.
Thanks!

(I'll try to think of somehing in the future for the rest of you.    )

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I have 2 spots left at base $1900 plus options before I raise my prices in April...

6-8 months lead time...peterm39058.8266319444

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

My Base is 1950 plus case. I could do it. My lead time is around 6 months
Andy
www.lazydogguitars.com

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

I have some that I build in that range...

www.presnallguitars.com

and a 4 month delivery time at the present.

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http://www.presnallguitars.com

I can't give them away anymore...


My prices are well over that, but included are premium woods, Waverly's, and a custom-fit Ameritage case.

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

My guitars start at $1,995.00. Delivery time is 4-5 months depending on the
order. Please see my website!Sylvan39058.8969328704

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Sylvan
http://www.wellsguitars.com

Hi Steve,

I'm interested as well, no website yet, email @ greggwaltney@bellsouth.net. I'm not sure about the base price as I'm contemplating a change there, but still under the mark you mentioned, write me if you would.

Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Student series
$1100 starting for 2a or3a IRW or Mahogany/Sitka with basic wood binding (Curly Maple or IRW) and basic top purfling only/MOP dot marker/Grover tuners/Ameritage case. No options available on this series

Custom Deluxe series
$1800 starting price for 3a IRW or Mahogany/3a Sitka with basic wood binding and simple purfling/MOP dot marker/ chrome Gotoh 510 tuners/ Custom fitted Ameritage case. Unlimited Custom options, exotic woods, inalys ect. quoted as add-ons
Sky is the limit on this series

Typical delivery is five months, However at present time though I am booked through May

MP Hand-Crafted GuitarsMichaelP39059.4233101852

Oh Heck, i'm jumpin in just like Greg !

Steve, i'll do it for a price under that mark too, my e-mail is spoir99@sympatico.ca, you can also PM me for more details.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

Serge

Isn't this fun? I'll be sure and post a link here when I do post the list. There is no way to know what will happen, but I hope you let me know if you get any contacts or commissions.

I'm just thinking out loud here, so let me know what you think. -
I'm thinking I'd like to give your name, business name if different, website, email contact, years building/repairing/playing, number of guitars built, any specialty, base price, lead time, and country.
There have been several inquiries about UK builders, so please post if you are in another country.   

Is that too much or should there be more?   

I've had 2 PMs in addition to the posts here. Feel free to do that, or email if you want.

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Basic flattop guitar $1000 plus case & shipping Mahogany, IRW, plain Oregon maple. Spruce or cedar top, rosewood board w/ MOP dots O, OOO, Dread & my own shapes 6 - 8 months

Basic arch top $2000 Plain or lightly figured Oregon maple, Engelman spruce top non cutaway 17 3/8 body simple plastic bindings. rosewood board w/ MOP dots. 10-12 months

Basic electric $700 T-style, S-style & some of my own body shapes, alder, mahogany or Oregon maple bodies, nitro, urethane or oil finish, chrome hardware, Kent Armstrong pickups.

Basic bouzouki or octave mandolin $750 same wood choices, small & large teardrop bodies several string lengths to choose from. 4 - 6 months

Solid body electric bouzoukis start at $700

All of these can be had with custom options for more money.

Web site www.newbergmusiccenter.com click on "About Us" & my name to go to a bio page with some pictures of instruments. There are some shown on the main site if there are any ready for sale.
I've been building & repairing instruments on & off since 1956 & have no idea how many I've done.

Yeah I'm in, basic no cutaway Dread or mini Jumbo $1000.

electrics at cost plus fitting.

daft woods negociable.

Mandonaughts $500 plus daft zoot surcharge

I stress that I'm a hobby builder not a full time pro, but i'll have all my current projects out of the way by Easter

Martinedwards@bigfoot.com

& I'll post a link to my blog when I get home away from the filter here in work that blocks it all!!!

I have the advantage / disadvantage that I'm on this side of the atlantic so post of the finished article to the UK & Ireland is a lot less. The last Dred that I sent to Oklahoma was $300 postage

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changed my mind, sorry





Matt Gage39059.4798958333

My Price start at $2,000, plus $2,000, plus $2,000. Wait list is one year,
plus one year, plus one year. Does that count?

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John Mayes
http://www.mayesluthier.com

Well, my specialty is classicals. My base model is $1500. I also build two models of 10-string classicals, $1750 for the "Entry model" and $2000 for the Concert model. Just about any option (wood choices, pickups, etc.) can be had for all models, except the Entry model 10-string. The only option I offer for it is a soundboard transducer pickup.

My wait time is currently about 8 months, and my prices are probably going up in March (haven't decided yet).

Steve, most of the additional info you've mentioned you'd like to collect (in your second post) can be found at my website. I'd recommend that any interested parties just go there. It's posted in my sig.

Best,

Michael McBroom
Michael McBroom39059.4059375

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Live to Play, Play to Live

Some of y'all are selling yourselves too short...

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"I want to know what kind of pickups Vince Gill uses in his Tele, because if I had those, as good of a player as I am, I'm sure I could make it sound like that.
Only badly."

.Rod True39059.4896643519

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"There's really no wrong way, as long as the results are what's desired." Charles Fox

"We have to constantly remind ourselves what we're doing....No Luthier is putting a man on the moon!" Harry Fleishman

"Generosity is always different in the eye of the person who didn't receive anything, but who wanted some." Waddy Thomson

Steve, do be aware of some forum's advertising policies.... while it is fun and a great idea to make ourselves know to the public through forums, many do not allow "intended" advertising. I know this because in the other forum I frequent as much as this one (which I guess is the one you want to use) that is strickly against their policy. Besides, they require a $300 membership to be able to "advertise" yourself.
I know this as 2 of my posts where deleted and I got several emails from their management asking to remove my web address from my signature.

I do now sponsor their forum as a full paid sponsor. Posting a link or showing your work may be ok but intentional mass advertising is definately going to stirr the pot and make some people upset...

I am never the negative type but been there, done that, same forum....

Go ahead, just posting my 2 cents and personal experience....peterm39059.4447916667

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Peter M.
Cornerstone Guitars
http://www.cornerstoneukes.com

Is there no concern here that several obvious newbies are including themselves in this deal?

Serge said it better than I ever could . Maybe a few years down the line.Dave Rickard39059.6446990741

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Guys,
This is getting pretty large and that is great. While I'm willing and wanting to to this, I don't want to spend a whole day on it.

So please make it easy for me.

I don't want to have to go the everyones web site to pull up your information. If I don't have all the information below, I might not post your info.


Please give me the following
1)your name
2)business name if different
3)website,
4)email contact
5)years building/repairing
6)number of guitars built,
7)any specialty,
8)base price,
9)lead time,
10)country.

Thanks,
This is a work in progress, and I'm sorry for not being more organized up front.

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1)Michael Payne
2)MP Hand-Crafted Guitars
3)mp-hand-crafted-guitars.com
4)michael@mp-hand-crafted-guitars.com
5)5 years commercially
6)27 commissions
7)Steel String
8)Base price: Student series (no custom options)$1100
Starting price: Custom series $1800
9)lead time: 4-6 months
10)USA
MichaelP39059.5020949074

I build for 1800 dollar base price.
1)Blake Dyson
2)Dyson Custom Guitars
3) www.dysonguitars.com
4) blake@dysonguitars.com
5)6 years including my training
6)5 commisions
7)Steel String bluegrass and fingerstyle blues
8)base price is 1800$
9)lead time is 3 months
10) USA, VA

Rock on!!

Homeboy

Barry,
Why would it matter that newbies include themselves? This is a list of less expensive builders. That would almost seem to be newer builders only, or people who are still trying to get their name out. It doesn't bother me to put my name in the hat even though I am relatively new to building on my own.

Homeboy

Can't edit the original post.....

1)Martin Edwards
2)As above
3)http://martinedwardsluthier.blogspot.com/ is my building blog
4)martinedwards@bigfoot.com
5)1 1/2 years
6)12 (inc mandos)
7)no bling acoustics and guitar shaped mandos
8)$1000 guitar $500 mandonaught
9)4 months
10)UK.

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