So the guy building my custom guitar ..

[benagain]

says its gonna be an additional two months .. grrrrrrrhhhaa .. it was scheduled for the end of May but they had to unexpectedly make an original body design to do it right .. i was close to scheduling time off ..
its an 8 string fanned fret nylon acoustic .

[PFCG]

yeah its bound to happen. the only guys i know who have an exact to the T schedule is Fodera

[Thor]

Only 2 months late for something as custom as an 8 string fanned nylon acoustic? Sounds like you are quite lucky!

[benagain]

well i guess it helps to know it that its common with custom builds .. .. but still ..

[Alter]

two months is nothing.. i 'd be prepared for some more waiting if i were you.. (at least that 's what happened at a few of my builds at various builders)..

[benagain]

Originally Posted by Alter

two months is nothing.. i 'd be prepared for some more waiting if i were you.. (at least that 's what happened at a few of my builds at various builders)..

well its actually two more months .. for a total of five .. but i know patience is the key for customs .. just felt like venting..

[Shane S]

Originally Posted by benagain

well its actually two more months .. for a total of five .. but i know patience is the key for customs .. just felt like venting..

I have ordered over 30+ guitars to my specs (most from small builders). With only a couple of exceptions they all took longer than what I was originally told. The most extreme case I was told 5 months and ended up taking 38 months. I am waiting on one builder right now who I just past the 3 year mark from my order. I would consider yourself very lucky if it takes 5 additional months.

[reentune]

Will it be an actual classical guitar?
I just picked up the most insane 7-string concert classical, and I'm just beside myself.

Enjoy your new guitar.

And after having several guitars built for me, I can definitely say that two months extra isn't too unusual. Nor is it a big deal if you end up with a monster of an instrument.

Hang in there!

[enharmonic]

I feel your pain, brother. The guy building my amp initially told me 4 months. Next month will be a year

[snacker]

my custom shop heritage h576 was scheduled to take 3 months..........it was 18 months later that i received it

[mwhy]

Yeah, even 5 months over schedule isn't bad. Frustrating, yes, but not bad.

So share with us - who's making a fanned fret classical? Sounds cool (I'm a Novax owner!).

Marc

[benagain]

Originally Posted by mwhy

Yeah, even 5 months over schedule isn't bad. Frustrating, yes, but not bad.

So share with us - who's making a fanned fret classical? Sounds cool (I'm a Novax owner!).

Marc

i too own a novax . .hence the classical build ... hes made some fanned fret designs before but the particulars i ask for are new to him .. the tuning and specific fan span .. plus hes doing it for a price i can afford or eles other wise i probably would never be able to afford such a design ..

http://www.bartolexcustomshop.com/

[mwhy]

BTW, Ralph Novak has been the only custom builder I've had who came in on time! Most others were months to a year later than their original estimate. Ugh.

M

[MikeyG]

My eighteen month wait for one custom guitar is ending very soon.

I'm at 3 years on another, with no real idea of an end date....

[serviviente7]

i have never ordered a custom guitar BUT i do not like the idea of waiting even one more day after the promised date. If its one year wait then i will wait 365 days if it is 2 years then i will wait 760 days and not one more day. I just feel that if they promised a delivery date they should come thru. That is just my opinion.