beeejums
Well-known member
So... I look at this in the Elderly instruments catalogue, and I wonder, "Why?"
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/5KUKE.htm
Is it a collector's item? Limited run? Aged in an oak barrel for 30 years? Regarded as art over instrument? Or just overrated? Brand-name recognition? Arrogance? I can't find much information about it, or why it's so expensive (including a forum search here, because this thread has probably happened before).
My guess is that it's too expensive to be treated as a product that would be paid for and the consumer then be either satisfied or not satisfied with it, so there are no reviews (per se) or really anything at all.
I could contact a luthier and have something equally ornate custom built for less (I think). Am I wrong?
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/5KUKE.htm
Is it a collector's item? Limited run? Aged in an oak barrel for 30 years? Regarded as art over instrument? Or just overrated? Brand-name recognition? Arrogance? I can't find much information about it, or why it's so expensive (including a forum search here, because this thread has probably happened before).
My guess is that it's too expensive to be treated as a product that would be paid for and the consumer then be either satisfied or not satisfied with it, so there are no reviews (per se) or really anything at all.
I could contact a luthier and have something equally ornate custom built for less (I think). Am I wrong?