DHW
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I was thinking about this the other day. With Paul's attention to detail, desire for perfection, and lack of fear of robotic machinery why have they not gone the PLEK route? I am not talking the gibson PLEK route but the real deal... If you pick up a McPhearson or a G&L you can really tell the difference. The neck is absolutely flawless with the absolute max meat left on the frets. They are analyzed under tension and cut to compensate for the relief of the neck which simply can not be done by hand, especially in a factory setting.
I am in no way saying that PRS does a bad job with the fret work but I can't even imagine how time consuming working them all over has to be. A PLEK never gets tired, it never breaks up with their girlfriend, it's never late for happy hour. It's attention is always 100% on task. You still need skilled operators and anyone else left over surely can be moved to other tasks which, in the end, should speed up production with zero loss of quality(maybe an improvement).
Just a random question/thought of the day...
I am in no way saying that PRS does a bad job with the fret work but I can't even imagine how time consuming working them all over has to be. A PLEK never gets tired, it never breaks up with their girlfriend, it's never late for happy hour. It's attention is always 100% on task. You still need skilled operators and anyone else left over surely can be moved to other tasks which, in the end, should speed up production with zero loss of quality(maybe an improvement).
Just a random question/thought of the day...