Originally Posted by
Bassmanbob
Your post includes most of my questions. Perhaps I should start a new thread after this one runs its course with the title: Which Ti builders have the best reputation and craftsmanship?
And you won't get anything valuable out of such a thread.
The top makers produce mostly quality products, they all produce mistakes that people can point to, no one is keeping failure statistics (or even sales statistics) and people generally have brand loyalties (or its opposite). The result will be nothing but unsubstantiated anecdotes and a few tales of private builders whose poor quality and worse professional practices put them out of business.
If you like a particular brand, ask for references, ask process questions if you're going to understand the answers and choose.