madhattr88 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Didn't glue the neck yet.... Just snapping a quick pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 All the inlay coming together is starting to give this a western feel. It looks great! Are you going to finish it the same way you did #5 (which looks very, very nice)? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 All the inlay coming together is starting to give this a western feel. It looks great! Are you going to finish it the same way you did #5 (which looks very, very nice)? SR actually, for this one, thinking about paying someone to spray lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Finally got this one fretted, dressed, crowned and cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Snapped some pics before finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalx Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 It's such a beauty, both classic and modern looking! Hats off to you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Finally finished this one. Had it professionally sprayed. I guess I can tell u guys that I work at Martin Guitar in the Product Engineering dept. Got tired of looking at acoustics all day, so me, an inlay artist and a finishing guy got together (outside of work) and built this beauty. Its in a local store now for $3,999. Am I charging too much? Should I put it on Ebay??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idmicheal Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 That is such a beautiful guitar. Workmanship like that is what made me want to start building guitars myself. I wouldn't say $3,999 is too much, but it really depends on your area and the store that you have it in. But if it plays and sounds as good as it looks, then I wouldn't say that your price is too high. Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 hard to know with the price - its high, but not higher than a lot of other hand built stuff out there, and the fact there are 3 of you from martin works in your favour... but would they be happy with the three of you using your time with them (and therefore their name) to justify the high price? without their name backing the sale i think you need to knock a grand off at least. if its essentially being sold as a high end custom electric handmade by martin 'artisans' then maybe the price is right maybe martin should be looking at a small solidbody range. I know most acoustic makers tried it in the 70/80's and it didn't really work, but taylor and collings have had more luck with it recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 hard to know with the price - its high, but not higher than a lot of other hand built stuff out there, and the fact there are 3 of you from martin works in your favour... but would they be happy with the three of you using your time with them (and therefore their name) to justify the high price? without their name backing the sale i think you need to knock a grand off at least. if its essentially being sold as a high end custom electric handmade by martin 'artisans' then maybe the price is right maybe martin should be looking at a small solidbody range. I know most acoustic makers tried it in the 70/80's and it didn't really work, but taylor and collings have had more luck with it recently Thanks for the advise guys. Just to clarify....we made this guitar at our houses, not at work. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 it really depends how the shop is selling it though rather than where it was actually built. If the shop are openly saying "made by martin employees", would your bosses mind? some companies would, although martin may be better since you are not in direct competition, i imagine they may have more to say if the 3 of you made some acoustics at home. if they were clever they could make use of it to demonstrate how their workers were actually craftsmen deeply interested in guitars, whether that was totally true or not i say sell it to your bosses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhattr88 Posted August 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 it really depends how the shop is selling it though rather than where it was actually built. If the shop are openly saying "made by martin employees", would your bosses mind? some companies would, although martin may be better since you are not in direct competition, i imagine they may have more to say if the 3 of you made some acoustics at home. if they were clever they could make use of it to demonstrate how their workers were actually craftsmen deeply interested in guitars, whether that was totally true or not i say sell it to your bosses all the bosses are aware...i even brought it in so they could see it. yes, making an acoustic would be a much different story. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Wez brings up a good point..sell it to your bosses,as in..."hey,we should be making these,too.." But I don't have any idea what that entails... I think it would sell for $3000...$4000 feels like a stretch,because you don't have a name to put behind it... Having said all that,I think it is superb,and if you had a name behind it you could easily get your $4000 I mean,just looking at it makes me want to pick it up and play it...it is extremely elegant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 I love it more every time I see it... If it had a JB in the bridge,a cool rails at the neck,and a piezo,it would be perfect for everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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