How 'big' is the Suhr company?
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Glowing Tubes
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All I know is they are growing. I would now call them a Medium Company luthier.
Especially if you start including amps, cabs and soon to be released pedals..
When will it end.. WHEN?
Great stuff comes out of that factory.
RC
Especially if you start including amps, cabs and soon to be released pedals..When will it end.. WHEN?
Great stuff comes out of that factory.
RC
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Here is a fall 2003 interview with John (posted on his website):
http://www.suhrguitars.com/000jst-musicians%20hotline%20interview.pdf
At that time they were making 40-50 instruments a month - which means they made between 480 and 600 instruments a year with a staff of 8. John never mentioned the ratio of guitars to basses.
Of course, this was before he added the amp line and ramped up production.
http://www.suhrguitars.com/000jst-musicians%20hotline%20interview.pdf
At that time they were making 40-50 instruments a month - which means they made between 480 and 600 instruments a year with a staff of 8. John never mentioned the ratio of guitars to basses.
Of course, this was before he added the amp line and ramped up production.
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Sounds cool. As you grow, just do everyone a favor and don't EVER become a publicly traded company. That's when most companies go to **** putting priority on quarter earnings for stock holders vs. the actual product that got them there.
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Ah, thanks for the insight!
The last paragraph of alexkahn's post is interesting, I think one of the biggest challenges for succesful 'small' companies (not only guitar builders) is to manage and control growth and not be seduced by short-term maximum production/sales/profit.
Suhr's a bit bigger than I thought actually
The last paragraph of alexkahn's post is interesting, I think one of the biggest challenges for succesful 'small' companies (not only guitar builders) is to manage and control growth and not be seduced by short-term maximum production/sales/profit.
Suhr's a bit bigger than I thought actually
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Just for reference how many guitars does somebody like Fender or Gibson turn out in a month? Or PRS?
Holy crap were my numbers off!
Ed- are you sure it's 50,000~75,000/month from Fender-Asia? That seems really high.
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It'd be nice to see Suhr at those levels one day, all while maintaining the build quality and playability we've all come to know and love.
Best of luck to John and the crew!
Ed- are you sure it's 50,000~75,000/month from Fender-Asia? That seems really high.
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It'd be nice to see Suhr at those levels one day, all while maintaining the build quality and playability we've all come to know and love.
Best of luck to John and the crew!
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Amazing numbers is right. Holy crap!
Best of luck to you guys at Suhr for sure. Hope you can keep growing, making great guitars and stay profitable. :AOK
Best of luck to you guys at Suhr for sure. Hope you can keep growing, making great guitars and stay profitable. :AOK
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Suhr said:
No wonder the typical quality is so fabulous. At least it's not like an assembly line........
Very interesting thread... that is crazy that the Fender Custom Shop is turning out 1000 guitars a month... no wonder the QC on those has gone downhill since the mid-90's
I wish everyone at Suhr well... I've always liked the playability of the Suhr Guitars I've played
I wish everyone at Suhr well... I've always liked the playability of the Suhr Guitars I've played
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