This makes me very sad.  Abe Wechter seems to have been doing what I'd consider a great thing...bringing top notch, quality built guitars to the market at very reasonable prices.  Plus bringing interesting and supremely useful pieces (i.e. my Nashville HiStrung) to professionals and hobbyists alike.  Guess they never got enough "brand awareness" for now they are closing down.  Apparently Sweetwater (and I assume others) are blowing their remaining stock out at dirt cheap discounts.  If you've been in the market for a quality acoustic (or solid body electric) I'd encourage you to give em a look. 
 
I'll miss ya, Abe ol pal.
 

Not enough brand awareness???  Heck, I've never even heard of them!
 
Too bad...

Making stuff by hand in North America is brutal. Banks don't want to loan money for N/A manufacturing companies. Going East seems to be an important part of many successful business plans. You can't compete on price with the Asian builders and most folks make cost the number 1 consideration. I was looking at a little VOX amp head that is similar to one that I build. The price the VOX was selling for, was about the same as the parts cost for my amp. Just a pile of parts vs a cool looking all tube amp. I can't imagine what the actual production cost is. 

Like Craig said.
 
I'd have never known about these guitars if not for the blow out sale over at Sweetwater, which caught my attention for other reasons. Had I read blow out on Wechter, I probably wouldn't have bothered.
 
But they do look like fine instruments.

They are VERY fine instruments...comparable to, dare I say it, my ol pal Bob Taylor's stuff. Again, if you're in the market for a new high quality piece...check the reviews...and the now severely discounted prices.

I'm bumping this one just in case there's anyone who might be interested. $329 for a solid Sitka top and solid rosewood back and sides, mahogany necked grand auditorium model...with a case!!!!!! @sweetwater

I couldn't resist my own admonitions...I picked up one of the remaining Grand Auditoriums (fer gawd's sake don't tell my wife!!) at Sweetwater.  It was just too good to pass up. 

I just got paid, but I could only afford one if that $329 came with a decimal point somewhere in the middle...  *Sigh*

My heart goes out to the folks that work at Wechter.
That's a crushing blow. I hope they land on their feet.

 
I think if you dig around you can find that Wechter was relying on the benevolence of Sweetwater since the move to Fort Wayne.
 
I wonder who is going to get the PLEK machine?