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Thanks Charlie for speaking out. I too build them for the love of it (and the challenge). I also have a day job and thank my customers for being so patient until I can get their Pull Strings finished. If I had to charge according to the amount of work necessary at a profitable price, the price would easily double. There's a lot to do and think about building benders, not to mention the responsibility of taking care not to damage the owners instrument. And there is the issue of each instrument being just a little differnt than the last. Even though CNC maching is incredible, quick and accurate, there are still issues with them doing every phase of construction. Some are quick to tell us how to build them, how easy it is, and the cheap prices we should charge, but I don't see them actually doing it! Theres a lot to be said about the mind set of the world being into "throw away stuff" and ignoring quality and pride in workmanship. I can't help but admire builders like yourself, Brian F, Tim, Gene, and others that stick to their beliefs and try to put out a good product for the sake of quality and not governed by the price. Please keep it up you owe it to yourselves!
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