[IMMEDIATE] Country Guitar Makers

Tray Village, a village which belonged Sukoharjo District, Central Java, has since the 1970s known as the village of guitar makers. Cottage industry of making guitar music instrument originated from two citizens who return home, after working in the land of rising sun of Japan in the 70s.
Two people this is the forerunner to the village known as Village Tray guitar. It is said that when in Japan, they both worked at a guitar factory. But not many who know these two people personally, because they then migrate to the city of Solo.
However, their skills are still lasting impressions. Now almost all the citizens of the Village Tray, relying on income from handicrafts to make a guitar, or other similar instruments. Like Selo, Bass, choke, Rebab and mandolin.
One thing that stands out, the villagers worked shoulder to shoulder in order, especially if the numbers quite a lot. There are some houses that are specifically working on guitar parts procurement handlebar. While some other home made guitar parts, and some specific conduct or the finishing stages of completion. Rarely do his own guitar-making in one house. because it requires large capital and sufficient amount of labor.
Parto Widodo for example, recently began operations in 1994 wrapper, specifically working on the guitar body or bodies. Every day should be completed six dozen Parto body guitar, to meet weekly targets as much as 30 dozen, which was subsequently assembled and polished in another place by the finising.
For home-based business category, as do Parto, it takes at least 10 million rupiah in capital. The largest allocation of funds, to purchase equipment and penghalus board cutting machines, most of whom are still imports. Appliance was sometimes still have to be adjusted here and there according to needs. The principal problem faced by Parto and guitar craftsmen in the village of Baki, is how to survive as well as return of capital.
Both the poor quality of the guitar, among others determined by the type of wood used. This wood choice will greatly affect the sound of guitar echo. While the quality of the glue plywood to the guitar, will greatly affect the strength endurance. Every craftsman has his own concoction of glue. So it can be said, the glue is the secret ingredient of each production house.
The price of this guitar body, varies between 15 thousand to 25 thousand dollars. when it is finished, the guitar output tray Village could be sold with price range between one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand dollars. Known for good quality, artificial strings Tray Village is an order from a variety of musical instrument shops in some cities such as Solo, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Jakarta.
Many major cities in Kalimantan and Sumatra were also ordered. Even flying guitar Tray Village production to foreign countries. Order of Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Singapore in the last two years kept the guitar makers mengalir.taraf life is arguably mediocre. To make a guitar, they are often indebted to a number of raw materials store in the city. Price was certainly become more expensive, than if they can obtain raw materials from nature.
In addition to production costs, any income earned, such as Parto for example, still must be used to pay five people pekerja.Sungguh dear indeed. Expertise to make a guitar, do not also raise the economy of this family in the village Tray. they continue to live from hand to mouth. (Sup) gan ni ad a few pictures.

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