I agree with Augusto--and especially since Mel and Anne are now making a very good and very affordable entry model (around $1000 USD, I think), the question I ask is: what is the purpose of making the kit and then to resell it? Is it to get the experience of building one? I'm not sure the idea of building a HG from a kit in order to resell it and make money is very realistic, Mike--I wish I could say the opposite! It may well end up becoming a labor of love, and for that, you may as well love a good-sounding and reliably-working instrument...Jus' sayin'. :^)
All the best of luck to you, though! Vlad On 18 Oct 2011, at 10:24, Augusto de Ornellas Abreu wrote: > You should take this to them, but be realist. I'd say it can't be done. The > gurdy is a complex instrument, demanding hundreds of hours of work and > hundreds of separate little CUSTOM-MADE pieces. > > Do try to save more money and/or reexamine your priorities. You will find a > way. > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:40 PM, maesoph <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All: > > Per your advice, I have contacted Hurdy Gurdy Crafters and am quite > pleased with the responses from Mel and Ann there. However, I don't > think I can tackle a Hurdy Gurdy from scratch and can't really afford > the kit. Is there any middle ground out there somewhere? I need to > make an HG that ultimately can be sold, so quality has to be there, > but I can't shell out $900 for a complete kit and only sell the HG for > $1200 or so (just guessing, but it's unlikely I would get more unless > I was a Pro at this). Any chance of getting material cost down to > $500 or less?????? Any ideas would be appreciated - maybe I should > take this straight to Mel and Ann though??? > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
