Originally Posted by VintageSteve
There are many guitars, solid and hollow, of very reputable names, that are CNC machined-milled, and not hand-cut, to save production costs, and because it is possible nowadays. That includes the necks and bodies...
I consulted for George Gruhn of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville many years back. I doubt George would think
any primarily machine-made guitar was worth its weight in salt. And, those were certainly not the ones he could sell to an Alan Jackson or a collector for $10,000 to $25,000. Put differently, Cannondale and Giant make "reputable" bikes, but they aren't a Sachs or a Moulton. But just like a Sachs or a Moulton, they can get the job done. (Mario or Laurent didn't seemed to be slowed down by either, respectively.) However, they also lack that certain
je ne sais quoi that differentiates the very best from the rest of the pack. Might you agree?