It's not a steel but check it out.

Allan · Post by **Allan** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:06 am

This website is from a guy in Germany. My brother sent me the link and I am still cleaning the drool off my chin and keyboard. Check out the quality of the workmanship on these instruments.

Ritter Instruments

Bent · Post by **Bent** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:38 pm

Very impressive! But 7200 EUR...that's about $10000

Georg · Post by **Georg** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:34 am

About $11,700.- ... sure wish I could afford one.

mac639 · Post by **mac639** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:25 pm

On the same subject sort of.... I was just looking on the SGF and someone in Switzerland is making pedal steels. The prices are way out of most folks range I think. S10 about $5800.00, S12 about $6800.00, D10 about $9400.00

I must be working for nothing!!

Bent · Post by **Bent** » Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:23 pm

Mac, Prices seem out of this world when we compare to Canadian/American prices. First off, those prices are likely with the VAT (HST etc) included.
Then, materials are usually higher. Also, people put a higher value on their work. Here, everything is calculated off of the minimum wage. In the developed countries in Europe there is no such thing. Fact is, people make way more on average than here in North America. The result of higher prices for materials, higher VAT, and higher wages, the steel guitars just have to be higher priced.

I would agree to a point that the Schild steel is a tad high. But taking everything into consideration I would say that the D10 should be at least CAN$7500 - 8000.

Pat Comeau · Post by **Pat Comeau** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 1:32 am

Bent wrote:Mac, Prices seem out of this world when we compare to Canadian/American prices. First off, those prices are likely with the VAT (HST etc) included.
Then, materials are usually higher. Also, people put a higher value on their work. Here, everything is calculated off of the minimum wage. In the developed countries in Europe there is no such thing. Fact is, people make way more on average than here in North America. The result of higher prices for materials, higher VAT, and higher wages, the steel guitars just have to be higher priced.

I would agree to a point that the Schild steel is a tad high. But taking everything into consideration I would say that the D10 should be at least CAN$7500 - 8000.

Darn Bent! now you tell me...

i under sold my last built

Pat C

Georg · Post by **Georg** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 4:45 am

Pat Comeau wrote:Darn Bent! now you tell me... i under sold my last built

You probably did...

Bent got it about right. We earn more, have higher taxes and also pay more for everything over in Europe - apart from the cheap goods we get from America and other "cut-cost" parts of the world.

A PSG built in Norway would likely cost even more than one produced in central Europe, since we Norwegians are pretty much on top when it comes to income, cost and taxes. Still we manage to develop, produce and sell all kinds of top-notch stuff to other countries based mainly on product-quality, so we can support our own high standard of living ... a little longer than others.

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