crunchee Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 ...as in 38,000 Elvis fans can't be wrong? Let me be the first to offer the new owner (whoever that will be) the HFC price of tree fitty.
atquinn Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 There's a Monaco Superpro that looks very much like that in the 2008 Hamer Calendar (except better-looking IMO). Don't imagine it cost that much though. Still, if that's what the market will bear, more power to him.-Austin
marcus2 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Wow. The different worlds we line in.I have a great friend who is selling his house in Milwaukee, WI. He and his wife are selling so that they can tour the world for 15 months.It's priced at $129,900. $35K is a hell of a down payment...on a house!I'll never live in the world buyers of that guitar do. Kind of OK with that, now that I think about it.
BCR Greg Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 Does the house come with a hand bound book of noodlings and bits of wire? I think NOT!
Jason01 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I wonder what that works out to be for every hour of his work on it? I know what he was going for with the finish but it looks more like "char" than "crow". Kudos to Jol though for making his dreams a reality.
Caddie Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 $38,000!?That's more than my double-wide cost me!caddie
3of5 Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 This bold construction, forged of natural materials, is a vision of man's struggle to blunt the cudgel of the oppressive, relentless forces of early 21st century global industrial society. The juxtaposition of both the charred and highly polished surfaces celebrates the human spirit's indomitable regenerative capacity. A clever wink to familiar yet not widely appreciated forms will charm the true aficionado. No detail is too small to have been overlooked, even here, displayed at a purposely provocative angle. Available at 38,000. All inquiries held in strictest confidence.
RobB Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 By “this kind of money,” Dantzig means $38,000 for the Crow package, which includes a hand-bound journal containing his original sketches and photographs of the instrument as well as samples of the cloth wire and other materials. “Unlike a mass-produced instrument,” Dantzig says, “this guitar has a history all its own that I’ve documented for the owner to cherish. Hoo-boy. I really like the Charlie Christian p/us, though. Them things got low-output T-O-N-E...
cloakerz Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I played an $80,000 acoustic one time and that didn't make any sense to me either BUT it had some sweet inlays for sure!
BTMN Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 http://www.guitaraficionado.com/gear-revie...s-the-crow.html
specialk Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Love that mother-of-burn-victim finish!Laughed out loud. Seriously.
mirrorimij Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 38,000 x 3 = $114,000$114,000/$3,000 (say thats the average price the market will bear for a new Hamer) = 38 guitarsHe probably has a market for those three guitars a year. Alternatively, he could build 38 Hamer equivalents at $3,000.More power to him if he can pull it off. Good luck Jol.edited to add that there are several top notch recent USA Hamers withering away on eBay for less than 1K. If the Hamer brand was a Gear Page darling they would be selling for 3x the money. I doubt we are the market Jol is going for.
burningyen Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 http://www.guitaraficionado.com/gear-revie...s-the-crow.html “I can build exactly what I want at my own pace and smear my own DNA all over everything.”Eww. Also, what kind of "review" doesn't say a single word about how the guitar sounds and plays?But on the other hand, I do think it looks cool.
G Man Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Wow, with a business model like this, I can't fathom why Fender dropped him.
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