Scharpach acoustic 8

[Snorelax]

Scharpach Guitars - Grand-Orchestre

They also make a 740mm scale acoustic

Scharpach Guitars - SLAB

Check out the other guitars too. The dolphins are a very interesting design.

 

[Desecrated]

Any prices available?

 

[Trespass]

That Grand Orchestra is quite nice, any prices? (Though saving for custom )

 

[Kotex]

Grand Orchestra is very nice.

 

[Snorelax]

I don't know about the prices on the two that I posted, but I emailed cliff at destroy all guitars (Destroy All Guitars - the Boutique Guitar Renaissance has a Home) and he said the dolphin jazz and steel both range from 15-17k. They do not carry the 8 string.

 

[TemjinStrife]

UBUGUH.

Beautiful instruments, and really not an unexpected price point for highly crafted, customized and specialized acoustic instruments (cellos can run from 1k to 25k pretty easily)... but that's a LOT of money.

 

[Apophis]

nice

 

[Trespass]

Wow, I wouldn't mind a few

 

[Snorelax]

The Vienna Archtop runs at around 21k if anyone is curious.

 

[Ruins]

even though this guitars look very nice but what is the big idea behind this ridicules prices?

 

[angus]

Because they are hand-made artisan instruments, and look incredible. They charge it because they can- because if it were a violin, it would easily be upwards of $45,000+.

We guitarists and bassists have it easy. By the standards of ALL other instruments, our stuff is stupidly cheap, even for "expensive" instruments.

 

[DefinedInSilere]

Very true! When I bought my first upright it was for 2500 and it was still a cheap instrument.

Those are some beautiful instruments though. I have to imagine a company like that must sell a very small amount of guitars per year.

 

[Ruins]

if at all....
not very one has some oil company and some spare cash to waste on some nice guitar...

 

[Trespass]

Because they are hand-made artisan instruments, and look incredible. They charge it because they can- because if it were a violin, it would easily be upwards of $45,000+.

We guitarists and bassists have it easy. By the standards of ALL other instruments, our stuff is stupidly cheap, even for "expensive" instruments".

Of course, but also consider the fact that the majority of what we consider expensive instruments is electric guitars. Fashioning a slab a wood vs. constructing an acoustic is two wildly different things.

 

[angus]

Agreed, which is why the most expensive guitars are always archtops and acoustics.

 

[Chris]

If I pay $15,000 for an acoustic it will say Taylor or Martin on it, and there will be five of them. Those are nice, but those prices are a bit too high. By about 200%.

$5000? Sure. $15,000? No thanks.

 

[angus]

Ever played an instrument like this? It's a whole different ballgame. It doesn't make you question why these are $15,000...it makes you question why people pay $5000+ for real Gibson, PRS, or Martin guitars (that are marked up for the name).

I'm the complete opposite, Chris- never spend $5000 on a big name company's guitar because it's going to be mostly markup. Instruments like these, thiugh, are worth every penny if you have the pennies to spend.

 

[Desecrated]

Ever played an instrument like this? It's a whole different ballgame. It doesn't make you question why these are $15,000...it makes you question why people pay $5000+ for real Gibson, PRS, or Martin guitars (that are marked up for the name).

I'm the complete opposite, Chris- never spend $5000 on a big name company's guitar because it's going to be mostly markup. Instruments like these, thiugh, are worth every penny if you have the pennies to spend.

I played a 33,000 dollar guitar once and it sounded surprisingly like a guitar.
I'm sure the build quality was much higher then your standard <900 dollar guitar, but I can't say that it sounded that much better.
After all the design of the guitar is pretty much the same, it's just a wodden box with some strings attached.

 

[angus]

I couldn't disagree more based on the ones I've played...everyone is different though.

That's not to say I'd buy a $15,000+ dollar guitar (I wouldn't) or bass (still wouldn't unless it was an upright), but just saying that I understand why some would. To me, there is a huge difference between an average $2000 guitar and something of this quality.

 

[Trespass]

If I pay $15,000 for an acoustic it will say Taylor or Martin on it, and there will be five of them. Those are nice, but those prices are a bit too high. By about 200%.

$5000? Sure. $15,000? No thanks.

However, Martin or Taylor doesn't offer the 8 string 36 fret with that construction. Also, Martin or Taylor doesn't do the Manouche style of guitar, which can go for a pretty penny. My point is, I agree with you: I would rather 5 Martins or Taylors for one 6 string, 20 fret acoustic from these guys.

However, I'd definitely (if I had the money to make this decision) to take the 8 string or perhaps the 36 fret Dolphin over the Taylor's.

When it comes down to it, I'd definitely be playing those 5 Martins and these Dolphins and 8 string before buying anything, then making my decision.