Half Scale Stratocaster Replica

jmacbain · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:57 am **Posts:** 12

Hi, I built this by hand, it's perfect 1/2 scale. A friend keeps telling me that I should make more... what do you think?
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h35 ... hScale.jpg

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:24 pm

That's wild!

cechansler · **Joined:** Sun May 16, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 393

make more. you could sell those online or something.

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:26 pm

cechansler wrote:

make more. you could sell those online or something.

Fender might sell him a licensing agreement!

boxbang · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:33 am **Posts:** 1397

Very nice mate. How long did it take you?
There's a bit of competition with the cheapo ones.
Yours looks really accurate. If it's worth your while in time spent, go for it.

jmacbain · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:57 am **Posts:** 12

Boxbang wrote:

Very nice mate. How long did it take you?
There's a bit of competition with the cheapo ones.
Yours looks really accurate. If it's worth your while in time spent, go for it.

Thanks!! It took about 30 hours. It's as accurate as I could get it.

jmacbain · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:57 am **Posts:** 12

cechansler wrote:

make more. you could sell those online or something.

I already have a request for EVH Frankenstein! What do you think would be a fair $? I am REALLY bad at pricing stuff.

Ceri · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:29 am

jmacbain wrote:

Hi, I built this by hand, it's perfect 1/2 scale. A friend keeps telling me that I should make more... what do you think?
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h35 ... hScale.jpg

Neat!

Do the metal parts work or are they just lookalikes? No strings?

jmacbain wrote:

I already have a request for EVH Frankenstein! What do you think would be a fair $? I am REALLY bad at pricing stuff.

Add up how much the parts and materials cost. Add any additional marketing costs, such as packing and postage. Then work out how much you'd like to be paid per hour and add that on top. There's your final price.

I suspect that's the bit where you discover it's not how you'd like to earn a living. Nothing wrong with that: occasional sales to those willing to pay a realistic price are fine.

Cheers - C

Deluxe Dan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:31 am

Nice job, wish I could do that kind of thing. Regarding pricing, as a guide, you'll need to figure out what it costs you in terms of materials, consumables, postage and packing etc.... Then figure out how much you want to charge for your labour.

Is it really half size? Is it my eyesight or do you have massive hands? :shock:

Ceri · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:45 am

Deluxe Dan wrote:

Nice job, wish I could do that kind of thing. Regarding pricing, as a guide, you'll need to figure out what it costs you in terms of materials, consumables, postage and packing etc.... Then figure out how much you want to charge for your labour.

That sounds familiar...

Cheers - C

The_Nutter · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:36 am

looks sweeeeeeet!

jmacbain · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:57 am **Posts:** 12

Ceri wrote:

jmacbain wrote:

Hi, I built this by hand, it's perfect 1/2 scale. A friend keeps telling me that I should make more... what do you think?
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h35 ... hScale.jpg

Neat!

Do the metal parts work or are they just lookalikes? No strings?

jmacbain wrote:

I already have a request for EVH Frankenstein! What do you think would be a fair $? I am REALLY bad at pricing stuff.

Add up how much the parts and materials cost. Add any additional marketing costs, such as packing and postage. Then work out how much you'd like to be paid per hour and add that on top. There's your final price.

I suspect that's the bit where you discover it's not how you'd like to earn a living. Nothing wrong with that: occasional sales to those willing to pay a realistic price are fine.

Cheers - C

The metal parts are actually fabricated from plastic and aren't functional

as for the strings, I tried using strings but it looked bad due to scale and tension issues.
Thanks for the advice on $, it's more a hobby/compulsion to build things than a money making plan so the latter is more realistic.

jmacbain · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:57 am **Posts:** 12

Deluxe Dan wrote:

Nice job, wish I could do that kind of thing. Regarding pricing, as a guide, you'll need to figure out what it costs you in terms of materials, consumables, postage and packing etc.... Then figure out how much you want to charge for your labour.

Is it really half size? Is it my eyesight or do you have massive hands? :shock:

Yep, half size...My hands are big but not "massive" :lol:

Miami Mike · **Posted:** Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:09 am

Cool...and 22 frets !!!

way cool jr · **Joined:** Tue May 18, 2010 7:34 pm **Posts:** 6911

you could use tinted fishing line just for the effect of strings.
this way you can pick the sizes you like that work. or you could use violin
strings.

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