Re: Guitar Luthiers in the Philippines -- alam niyo po ba kung sino po sa mga local luthiers ang may plek machine same gamit ng suhr for their fret work?
walang may plek dito bro, on a business standpoint parang d viable masyadong malaki ang investment sa plek iilan lang naman ang willing mag bayad sa 2500 nga na refret yung iba parang namamahalan pa lol
this is roger sadowsky's opinion
"I am often asked my opinion of the PLEK machine.....
I was one of the first people that PLEK approached many years ago....and I have stayed current on the improvements they have made over time. Honestly, I have yet to find a good reason to purchase a PLEK.
First of all, I made my reputation on my fretwork. There is no machine on the planet that can do better fretwork than Sadowsky Guitars. Second, there is a fundamental flaw with the logic behind the PLEK. 99% of all neck problems are in the true-ness of the fingerboard. I am fundamentally opposed to removing material from the frets to compensate for problems in the fingerboard. If there is a playability issue with one of my instruments, I will remove the frets, rework the fingerboard and then refret with our impeccable fretwork.
I can see some benefit to companies that import a lot of inexpensive instruments or to repair shops that do a lot of fret dressing and set-up work. However, a PLEK machine brings no "value added" to Sadowsky Guitars, other than having to pass the $100,000 + expense to my customers.
My final word on the subject is that the US sales representative for PLEK, after working on one of my instruments, called to tell me "Roger--you are about the only builder I know who does not need a PLEK".