Welcome to the forum, Josh! You can add your first name to your signature line and it will show in each post (otherwise we'll forget...).
I've built one acoustic guitar and have enough wood for about 20-25 more and would love to be building full time. I keep taking on other high-end custom work, though, and guitar building gets pushed back.
Btw, do you know what it takes to make a million dollars as a Luthier? Start with two million... It's hard to make money as a boutique builder unless you have a really good following AND a unique 'hook' to draw people in. I know probably 5-6 Luthiers personally who are building anywhere from 7 to 20 instruments each year and none are rolling in dough, most have other means of income, as well.
But go for it because there's always those one or two guys who are the exception and you might be one of those guys.
Yesterday I saw a large board of 8/4 Curly Mozambique, about 30 bf and probably 22" wide for about $1,200. That's pretty high but I could see where you'd get 5, maybe 6 solid body electric guitars or bass guitars out of it for some really beautiful instruments. I don't build electrics but want to do a few just because they look like fun so I thought about buying it just to have an excuse to go ahead and start building some.
Show us some photos of the instruments you've built so far when you get a chance.
David
I've built one acoustic guitar and have enough wood for about 20-25 more and would love to be building full time. I keep taking on other high-end custom work, though, and guitar building gets pushed back.
Btw, do you know what it takes to make a million dollars as a Luthier? Start with two million... It's hard to make money as a boutique builder unless you have a really good following AND a unique 'hook' to draw people in. I know probably 5-6 Luthiers personally who are building anywhere from 7 to 20 instruments each year and none are rolling in dough, most have other means of income, as well.
But go for it because there's always those one or two guys who are the exception and you might be one of those guys.
Yesterday I saw a large board of 8/4 Curly Mozambique, about 30 bf and probably 22" wide for about $1,200. That's pretty high but I could see where you'd get 5, maybe 6 solid body electric guitars or bass guitars out of it for some really beautiful instruments. I don't build electrics but want to do a few just because they look like fun so I thought about buying it just to have an excuse to go ahead and start building some.
Show us some photos of the instruments you've built so far when you get a chance.
David
