Oribe guitars are made in batches of anywhere from 8 to 17 at a time. Components are made several years in advance. The assembly and finishing process takes 6 to 9 months. We do not build on an order-only basis but batches are in constant process of assembly. Our most popular instruments are built to our own specifications based on forty years of experience.
Instruments are often available without much delay.
There are many parts to the guitar. When purchasing wood one must remember that wood recently purchased is not ready to be used immediately. The wood must be stored and cured for many years before it can be used in a first rate instrument. Curing not only involves the drying of the wood, but also the chemical changes that take place through oxidation. Drying can be hurried but real curing can only come about through the aging process.