simple discussion turned into an eventful and interesting debate. anyways. hope the KC and malcom settle their differences, and yeah..let's all be more aware of each other's feelings from now on shall we?
i believe that each tech, luthier or repairmen charge different prices for their own reasons, and yeah, that will price may be way out of people's budgets, but if they can, and are willing to participate in the market, in YOUR market, then that's fine. otherwise, well....too bad for them then! yeahh..
what i see is that, sometimes, we get irritated at insinuations, or hidden suggestions, or stuff like that, coz of our own personal reasons. maybe, this is what i see, no harm intended, is that by telling everyone that his services are top-notch quality, WHICH I DON'T DOUBT, malcom may have indirectly 'pissed' some ppl off, coz it may have read this way instead to them: i charge higher than other shops because i do a better job than they do, and that if you go there, you may not even get your stuff repaired properly.
but that's an assumption.
well, from the stuff that i've read from malcom's posts, i believe that he's not an unreasonable guy, and yeah, that he does do great repair jobs.
for KC, well, some people will be targetting you, but i do feel that, yeah, though some goods in your shop may seem to be 'overpriced', you charge them at that price for a good reason too. you have a pricing strategy, and i'm more than sure that you do look after your guitars well. i believe that that short newspaper article shows your competency too.
thing is, singapore is a small market, so, yeah, you'll be bound to cross each other's path, and well, hope that when that happens, it'll be a peaceful one. =)
though i've not dealt with malcom directly, i'm looking forward to it, when i have the dough and the situation arises, and also with KC, coz i've only been to your shop once or twice, to check out what gems i may find, and i've not come across anything yet.
well, let's keep this thread informational to the ppl shall we, i mean, with your wealth of knowledge, i'm sure that you guys can benefit the others a lot. =) i mean...with malcom's experience in luthierie, and his setups over the years, and with KC's daily dealings with 2nd hand goods, and also setups..yeah...
so..about the neck... =)
when it is broken, what does a tech actually do to repair it?
I've noticed a few individuals have posted innuendos/insinuations which attack my character and integrity.
