Loothing for Dollars: Loothing From Home
Welcome to this month’s episode of Loothing for Dollars! In this conversation, we dive deep into the real-world challenges and advantages of running…
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Loothing for Dollars: Loothing on the Road
Loothing on the road as a touring tech is a whole different kind of loothing. For this episode of Loothing for Dollars, Doug Proper’s assembled…
Marketing Club: Marketing the Boutique Guitar
In today’s crowded market, exceptional craftsmanship is only half the battle. To succeed, the modern luthier must also be a masterful marketer. Giuliano Nicoletti and…
Loothing for Dollars: Intake and Evaluation
Buck Van Laarhoven, Danny West, and Doug Proper talk about the business end of the intake and evaluation process, with contributions from Jonathan Law and…
Loothing for Dollars: Defining Success and the Character of your Shop
Nate Wood, Alan Pachter and Brian Parris join Doug for a wide ranging discussion about what it means to be successful in the world of…
Loothing for Dollars: Music Store Loothing
Loothing in a music store is a lot different than loothing for yourself. From rates and pricing structures, customer service, navigating a menu of services,…
Loothing for Dollars: Warranty Repairs
In this month’s Loothing for Dollars, Doug Proper sits down with a full panel of amazing looths to have a wide-ranging, unvarnished discussion about Warranty…
Loothing For Dollars: The Taxman Cometh
Doug brings in accountant-turned-looth, Franklin Linker, for a fulsome discussion on one of life’s certainties. Franklin Linker (Linker Guitars): https://www.linkerguitars.com/ https://www.instagram.com/linkerguitars/ 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:37 Franklin’s…
Loothing For Dollars: 1 on 1 with Bryan Parris
https://www.instagram.com/parrisguitars/ https://www.parrisguitars.com/ 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:35 Bryan’s background 0:12:16 Getting into guitar work 0:17:18 First home shop 0:19:24 Other business ventures 0:21:27 Transitioning to opening a…