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She Who Must Be Obeyed....

I don't have that problem, see.

Many thanks Sam, maybe ya don't but i do!

My wife is very very kind, she let me hide under the bed when i stole the dough roller to build my last jig!

As someone whos worked in retail & restaurants, there is an equation for markup.

cost plus whatever percent.

3rd grade wood for a dread? say ?100

add a mark up of 200% = ?300

Add 35 hours work @ ?15 an hour (?525) and the guitar costs ?825

BRW & vintage spruce top?

the wood costs ?500

add the same markup and labour and suddenly a guitar that you couldn't tell apart blindfold costs?

?2025

Now as a customer much more than a seller, it seems that using the rare expensive wood us a (useful) method of improving the profit margin.

As a hobby builder who sells a few, I'm happy to leave the mastergrade stuff to the guys who's name can command ?3000 for an acoustic. I'm a nobody. If I asked ?3000 for a commission NO-ONE would touch it (and rightly so.....)

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Todd, i think my wife would best be described as a SWREITHOO( She Who Runs Everything In That House Of Ours) and me a HWSVHWSY (He Who Steps Very High When She Yells), Thank God i made the Kitchen lamp hooks very strong from the ceiling.

I see that our bud Shane spoiled ya nicely, good on ya my friend, i'm sure that even his low grade stuff is just fabulous looking and that you will make a very gorgeous guitar with it!

Razer? You got me on the edge of my chair and anxious there buddy! Thanks!

Serge

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