Re: Collings MT Prices
Originally Posted by
HonketyHank
I know all their list prices took a big jump a few months after Bill Collings died.
Annual price increase. Happens every year right after NAMM.
This year they decided no more discounting, which was always voluntary (on the part of dealers). Collings has followed suit with companies like Santa Cruz Guitar. Take a gander at their prices. A 00-29 will set you back just a little over $7k nowadays. I remember, in the not too distant past, these models were around $4k. Labor costs, health care, supply costs, etc. It’s all inflationary, and it affects businesses, including instrument builders. My first Campanella A cost me $3850 in 2011, and I thought that was pretty pricey. Used ones are at least 30% over that now.
Much of the work on Collings mandolins is done by hand. While some like to think of their process as factory-built, it’s really just a few people building them in a shop, within a shop, in Austin, Texas.
Last edited by Mandobar; Jul-22-2019 at 1:23pm.
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