PatrickJ Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Russ said: I think they're lovely, unique instruments with peerless build quality and a sound all of their own that can't be easily replicated. But they are a bit of an acquired taste. I confess my statement was made never having actually played one myself. The recordings I've heard (Flea, Colin Edwin etc.) have sounded great so I get the sound thing but I can't see the justification for the price tag. Edited May 17, 2021 by PatrickJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, PatrickJ said: I confess my statement was made never having actually played one myself. The recordings I've heard (Flea, Colin Edwin etc.) have sounded great so I get the sound thing but I can't see the justification for the price tag. A combination of scarcity and charging what the market will bear. Wal was out of business for quite a few years until Paul Herman took the reins, which created a huge amount of pent-up demand. Have you seen what Wals change hands for secondhand? I saw one the other day that was up for $10,000. The worst part is that it will sell, since interested buyers would rather pay that than wait four years! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 My Wal is part of my pension plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 oooh... shiny.... On my bucket list is to commission an instrument - more realistic and significantly cheaper and more predictable than commissioning a cello.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Rich said: My Wal is part of my pension plan Selling my Wal paid for the patio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicrain Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) On 15/05/2021 at 12:07, PatrickJ said: I couldn't find a decent picture of a 34" scale 4 string Funkmeister. @Cosmicrain - do you have one? Here's one I made for Mark Newman, again, it's a 32" variant. Edited May 22, 2021 by Cosmicrain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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