буквально позавчера наткнулся на эту тему:
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/luthiery-modifications-customizations/113913-why-guitars-cost-what-they-do.html и у него статья интересная:
http://decibelguitars.com/why-guitars-cost-what-they-do-part-i/насколько смог с гуглом пробежался по статье, она в большей части относится
к западным мастерам, но и будет полезна нашим мастерам (ну кто бы потратил
время на вменяемый перевод)
А вот один из его постов в этой теме, меня потряс.
Он похоже слово в слово повторил мой "манифест":
(и кажись также о том, о чем мы сейчас говорим)
This is why i have no current plans to become a "custom shop" or even build guitars to order. As soon as money changes hands, there are expectations for deadlines, update frequency, response times, and so on. Just the process of preparing quotes and discussing specs with customers (not to mention change orders once the build is in progress) takes up tremendous amounts of time and energy that i'd rather spend on more productive pursuits, like actually building guitars.
I'm just not prepared to go there until i've been doing this for a LONG time, and have my workflow down to an exact science where i can reliably forecast production times and delivery dates. Even then, i'm not sure it's worth the potential risk. Life does sometimes get in the way... illness, deaths, other extenuating circumstances and life events can throw small businesses into turmoil, and not everyone wants to share every intimate detail of their life with their customers. I know i don't.
I'd rather produce short runs of instruments i've spec'd out, designed and built, then sell them when they're done... which is exactly what i'm going to do. My business model is this:
I design what i want.
I build what i like.
I take as much time as it takes.
And i only sell completed instruments.It's simple and straightforward, customers know what they're getting, and they can get it as soon as their payment clears.
And i get the satisfaction of knowing that every instrument has been conceived, spec'd out and built by me, without compromise, and without the stress of deadlines or keeping up extensive communication with each individual customer. I can truly pour every ounce of energy and passion into building each instrument, instead of trying to manage all the other day-to-day crap that a "custom shop" would have to go through.
Will it limit my business somewhat? Absolutely. But it will allow me to keep the business small and manageable, and have me not go insane or broke in the process, or worse yet, lose the passion for something i love to do, and hope to keep on doing well into my retirement years.
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