Re: Gibson threatening the mandolin and guitar luthier community
Originally Posted by
Jim Nollman
Especially if Gibson is now on its last legs, I think we all need to show respect to the Gibson name and also recognize that an awful lot of luthiers at least need to acknowledge that their business model is honed to precisely copy everything Gibson except the name.
Actually their business models are honed precisely to put food on the table, the fact that they are based upon Gibson designs from the 1920's is besides the point. Building instruments that are outside the popular patterns is a hard way to make a living, this is true for all string instrument types, not just mandolins.
Eric Foulke
Boots Mandolins
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