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So, the supplier difficulties have been a matter of getting customized parts. I wonder what sort of parts it could be. I assume the wood is procured locally, so maybe the metal parts, like nuts, bolts, hitch pins, or tuning gears?
The use of automated production does sound promising, with regard to being able to ultimately catch up and stay on top of things, but I get the feeling he is stabbing in the dark as to time-frames.
It really is “A New Paradigm” isn’t it? A hundred years ago he wouldn’t have had a Web site, but he might have taken out magazine ads displaying his great new instrument design with the nice price. Orders might have rolled in by mail from across North America and even Europe. He might have run into trouble meeting demand. That part isn’t new. What is new is how easy it is to publicize complaints all around the world, to people we have never even met. I doubt it really helps a maker’s mental health to be facing all this. If it were me, I’d be overwhelmed. The more public pressure, the more the nerves would hinder production.
I’ve ordered one, myself, and from all that others have faced, waiting for theirs, I hope it comes through, but if only some of
