I think there would be enough interest to keep you busy, maybe more than you could handle. How much would a finished body cost?
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Does "Handcrafted" have any impact on your buying decisions?
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I’ve made a couple of bodies before from scratch starting with rough cut wood and if you have a bandsaw it’s not that big a deal. I’m really not getting the “handcrafted” part of it. A $200 Squier has a body that likely has no imperfections. What would make it a bigger deal imo would be to offer diverse customization. Want a larger or smaller round over than Fender offers?, no problem. Slab body with binding?,no problem. Want to put pen to paper and design your own body and have me make it?, no problem. Want chambering to keep the weight down without paying a rediculous price?, no problem.
Hearing ideas like all the ones previous, I'd make sure a CNC router, they have come down, would be in your future. The customization you could do with one, plus the repeatability is a plus.
You're probably right, but I don't think any lines have been crossed as far as it seems to me. It would help for people to see the style of work you do.
I think the problem is that you’re only
making bodies. I would be unlikely to buy a body from you and then a neck from someone else. Anyone selling necks will also be selling bodies. USACG can sell an unfinished solid Tele or Strat body for $140. I think you would have to come up with a unique shape that would make me want to buy from you versus where I’m buying the neck. But the problem with unique shapes is that they have limited appeal. Maybe, if you’re good at it, the business is in the finishing rather than the carving.
making bodies. I would be unlikely to buy a body from you and then a neck from someone else. Anyone selling necks will also be selling bodies. USACG can sell an unfinished solid Tele or Strat body for $140. I think you would have to come up with a unique shape that would make me want to buy from you versus where I’m buying the neck. But the problem with unique shapes is that they have limited appeal. Maybe, if you’re good at it, the business is in the finishing rather than the carving.
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