Last night I decided to shoot off an email to PTC to see how much they would charge for either routing a PRS for a Floyd that doesnt already have one (including creating the locking nut), or taking a current model that has a Floyd and give it a 20" radius. Now, I did ask if I could do a 20" radius for a CE 24 tht had a Floyd (i prefer bolt-on necks to set necks), so the story may be different for a custom, but they let me know that they would not reboard a CE model (understandable).
For routing a PRS Mark Holcomb Custom for a FR, their response was:
"Thank you for contacting PRS Guitars. We can install a Floyd on a Holcomb, but it is a pretty extensive process. The cost for parts and labor would be $1600 plus shipping. The guitar was not intended to have a Floyd in it, so I would recommend refinishing the guitar while it is having the Floyd installed. A refin would be an additional $1500."
I just wanted to share this information in case anyone else is considering this. Most likely I would get the Holcomb and spend some serious time with it and only if the rest of the guitar blows my mind, then i would start saving off to get this done. Hopefully this is useful for others.
For routing a PRS Mark Holcomb Custom for a FR, their response was:
"Thank you for contacting PRS Guitars. We can install a Floyd on a Holcomb, but it is a pretty extensive process. The cost for parts and labor would be $1600 plus shipping. The guitar was not intended to have a Floyd in it, so I would recommend refinishing the guitar while it is having the Floyd installed. A refin would be an additional $1500."
I just wanted to share this information in case anyone else is considering this. Most likely I would get the Holcomb and spend some serious time with it and only if the rest of the guitar blows my mind, then i would start saving off to get this done. Hopefully this is useful for others.