Hello Lovely CNC People

[the great waldo]

Hi Archy
I'd imagine getting someone to do any kind machining is going to be quite expensive, there would be a lot of hours involved. If you have the space time money to get a cnc machine then go for it. It's a bit of a learning curve but comes with practice, pretty much the same as everything else. Maybe making a guitar by hand in parallel with the cnc stuff to keep you motivated. You won't need an unbelievable amount of tools to make a Jazz guitar by hand. I know a guy here in Austria who is totally impatient and made a jazz guitar in his small flat and it turned out to be a really nice instrument and he has made more, so anything is possible. Mind you I don't know if his wife is still talking to him after he sprayed the guitar in the flat!!
All the best
Andrew
ps. you're right about Spiro he's a very helpfull chap

[Archy]

Thanks Andrew

Believe it or not, as the saying goes, I actually have no intention to learning how to carve an archtop guitar. It takes too long to master and there are many other far more time consuming things to learn.

As a player I actually prefer laminate guitars. My Favourite being a Guild X-500. Carved top guitars are a mixed bag. Some are great but many are not. Too many variables and the time it takes to make them means they will cost too much.

The Jazz guitar world is shrinking at an alarming rate. The great and good 'boomers' are passing away and so too is their HUGE collection of Archtop guitars. I assume there will be a 1970's style drop in the market for such instruments as they come online in vast quantities.

I intend to take a different route. One that will hopefully sustain a business making things that fewer people want.

Wish me luck,I'll need it :)