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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

2198.0. "axe art/custom paint" by EZ2GET::STEWART (No, I mean Real Music.) Thu May 09 1991 15:23

    A buddy of mine does excellent airbrush/paint work.  He's done major
    automotive projects and has a pretty good portfolio of stuff to show. 
    Amazingly enough, he's also a guitar player.  So the natural extension
    to this combination is: custom paint for guitars & basses.
    
    The questions are:
    
    	(1) is anyone in your neighborhood offering this kind of service?
    	    if so, (a) how much are they asking, and (b) how are they
    	    marketing their service?
    
    	(2) how much would you pay for top-quality art on your axe?  (I'm
    	    not soliciting business for him, just trying to see if he
    	    can make better than minimum wage for his time.)
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2198.1eBEEZER::FLOWERSI have a burning ambition...Thu May 09 1991 15:255
    
    
    Where is this guy? UK or US?
    
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2198.2CAVLRY::BUCKICE :== Intense Coaster Enthusiasts!Thu May 09 1991 16:292
    Back when Carvel had its own custom paint shop, they charged by the
    hour.  It was about half of what auto mech's charged.
2198.3good data, anyone else?EZ2GET::STEWARTNo, I mean Real Music.Thu May 09 1991 16:3711
    
    
    re: .1  He's out in the boonies around San Diego.  I met him on a
    residency...  We were jamming over at his house when he pulled out his
    scrapbook.  Some of his automotive work has been pictured in the hot
    rod magazines.  Really amazing detail, even on van murals.  By day he
    works as a packaging designer.
    
    re: .2 - by the hour?  Any vague idea how many hours they usually take?