Comments on: Per Brandin Says "Stop Already" — Ceases Taking New Bamboo Fly Rod Orders http://troutunderground.com/2008/01/16/per-brandin-says-stop-already-ceases-taking-new-bamboo-fly-rod-orders/ Fly Fishing the Upper Sacramento River : Tom Chandler's Fly Fishing Life : Fly Rods are the Measure of Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:29:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Chandler http://troutunderground.com/2008/01/16/per-brandin-says-stop-already-ceases-taking-new-bamboo-fly-rod-orders/comment-page-1/#comment-34338 Tom Chandler Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:01:17 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/01/16/per-brandin-says-stop-already-ceases-taking-new-bamboo-fly-rod-orders/#comment-34338 A few builders no longer accept orders at set prices; your name goes on a list, and when it's your turn, you're told how much it'll cost, and if you aren't interested, you're done. Only in extreme supply/demand imbalances could such a thing happen, but there it is. A few builders no longer accept orders at set prices; your name goes on a list, and when it’s your turn, you’re told how much it’ll cost, and if you aren’t interested, you’re done.

Only in extreme supply/demand imbalances could such a thing happen, but there it is.

]]> By: Ethan http://troutunderground.com/2008/01/16/per-brandin-says-stop-already-ceases-taking-new-bamboo-fly-rod-orders/comment-page-1/#comment-34308 Ethan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:25:58 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/01/16/per-brandin-says-stop-already-ceases-taking-new-bamboo-fly-rod-orders/#comment-34308 Being a mandolin player and enthusiast, I've witnessed this phenomenon in the mandolin building world. There were a few custom makers who closed their waiting lists due to massive order influxes in the late 90's. The mint but used market prices for these small makers went from $5000 to $25,000 in a matter of years. Now we are left with makers who have huge waiting lists to fulfill and obligations to build instruments at prices that are much lower than what they command on the used market, interesting times. There are obvious parallels between fine acoustic instrument building and bamboo rod making, lets just hope the boo market isn't as crazy as the mandolin market. Being a mandolin player and enthusiast, I’ve witnessed this phenomenon in the mandolin building world. There were a few custom makers who closed their waiting lists due to massive order influxes in the late 90’s. The mint but used market prices for these small makers went from $5000 to $25,000 in a matter of years.

Now we are left with makers who have huge waiting lists to fulfill and obligations to build instruments at prices that are much lower than what they command on the used market, interesting times.

There are obvious parallels between fine acoustic instrument building and bamboo rod making, lets just hope the boo market isn’t as crazy as the mandolin market.

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