Design

Handcrafted vs Mass Produced Guitars

If an item is made by hand, is it worth more? If electricity is involved (power tools, lighting, etc.) can an item be described as having been handcrafted? Is there any difference between one person making a product and a team of people making that same product? Does one approach produce a better guitar than the other?

Written by
Christopher Cozad

I design and build acoustic guitars. Each instrument is created to be a unique visual and sonic experience. Where a factory may faithfully produce a given model thousands of times, every guitar I make is intentionally distinct. I have written several articles that acknowledge, explore, challenge, and at times defy traditional steel-string acoustic guitar convention.

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