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ARISTOCRAT
COMPARISON
"In my mind the Avallo
is furniture quality, but the Aristocrat is "quality furniture"
CF post by client who
was asked why he chose the Aristocrat
| Aristocrat | Avallo | Cost Difference |
| Set & Forget Digital | Accumonitor or Duracraft | $100.00-$280.00 |
| Spanish Cedar Drawer | Spanish Cedar Drawer | 00.00 |
| 6 Dividers | 4 dividers | $ 10.00 |
| Finished 3/4" Back | 1/2" Finished Back | $ 15.00 |
| Tempered Glass | Tempered glass | 00.00 |
| Commercial Full Extention Slides | 3/4 extension-kitchen type standard | $ 20.00 |
| Top-Hand Sanded Furniture Radius | Production Bevel w black line stain edge** | $ 25.00 |
| Custom Door Profile | square cut w black line stain | $ 25.00 |
| Custom Furniture Base Molding | simple bevel cut w black line stain | $ 40.00 |
| Dual Pull Magnetic Closures | single pull magnets | $ 5.00 |
| Solid Cast Brass Hardware | off the shelf brass knob | $ 5.00 |
| Hand rubbed Catylized Lacquer Finish | Production Grade Cat.Varnish* | $100.00 |
| Adjustable Full Ext Shelves-solid spanish cedar | Full Ext Shelves are Fixed-lightweight plwood w wood frame | $15.00 +flexibility to maximize storage |
| Available Space 7.4 cuft | 5-7 cuft depending on system*** | Priceless |
| Warrantee-Lifetime on cabinet components & 2yrs on electronics | limited 1 year on both cabinet & electronic components | |
| TOTAL | $355.00-535.00 Difference |
Price Comarison when Comparably Equipped
Aristocrat w/Set & Forget
$995.00
Avallo w/Accumonitor $800 + $345 =
$1145.00
Avallo w/ Duracraft $600
+ $525 = $1125.00
| COMPARISON of the space
used by the Set & Forget Digital System
with the Duracraft used by Avallo. The S&F is a state of the art,
certified accuracy of 2% from 0-99%.
When used without a digital control,
the Duracraft's often operate
Perhaps the best measure of
performance, is we have replaced
The Avallo digital system
publishes no certficate of accuracy information
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* FINISH-Many woodworkers are excellent technicians, but not very
proficient at finishing. We actually
LIKE to finish & begin the process at the time the wood is hand
selected & incorporate it throughout
fabrication to the final hand rubout. The catylized laquer used
on the Aristocrat offers the depth & clarity of laquer with the durability
of catylized finishes.
It is a time consuming process, but the net result is a fine furniture finish that will gracefully compliment any home or office decor. Many of our clients have indicated their "bargain" purchases did not meet the standards of their existing furnishings.
** A small detail like the gently hand sanded & softened corners on the Aristocrat top, vs a "quick cleanup" like the Avallo's use of a beveled router & covering up the exposed material with a contrasting dark stain pen is just one of the many design/production elements that separate the fine furniture feel of the Aristocrat from the "production cabinets".
*** The Aristocrat was designed from the "ground up" to maximize
storage capacity & provide precision
humidification. The Avallo loses a tremendous amount of useable
space & storage flexibility by "breaking up" the lower level space
to accomodate the Duracraft.
The Aristocrat when one compares "apples to apples", is not only
less expensive, but is a better looking,
better performing humidor.
Bob Staebell
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