Klarinet Archive - Posting 000387.txt from 1998/06

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Why Intermediate Horns?
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 12:26:18 -0400

I'm told that the old Evette "Master Model" was nothing more (or less) than
an R-13 that had a blemish or 2. A couple of friends of mine have used them
for 20+ years; I can't tell the difference from an R-13.

kjf

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Shilcock
[mailto:roger.shilcock@-----.uk]
Subject: Re: [kl] Why Intermediate Horns?

This assumes that the "scrap" items aren't to some extent rebranded and
sold at a lower price as a "cheaper model".....
Roger Shilcock

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Dee Hays wrote:

> Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 19:33:26 -0500
> From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Why Intermediate Horns?
>
> Mark Charette wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Fay (LCA) <kevinfay@-----.com>
> > To: 'Kathy Sue' <rcopsey@-----.org'
> > <klarinet@-----.org>
> > Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 7:32 PM
> > Subject: RE: RE: [kl] Why Intermediate Horns?
> >
> > >An accounting of the actual manufacturing costs would show a difference
of
> > a
> > >few dollars, at most. Even if the difference was as high as a hundred
> > >bucks--and it certainly isn't--that would not explain how the price of
a
> > >Concerto is three times that of a Noblet 45. No way.
> >
> > High quality hand work costs an employer in the Detroit area somewhere
> > around $60.00/hr, and I'll guess more in France due to their tax
structure.
> > An extra 16 hours of hand work will add, therefore, close to $1000.00
to
> > the price of a clarinet if it were to be manufactured close to where I
live.
> > I'm _hoping_ that some of the difference in price is due to hand
finishing
> > (hand undercutting, intonation work, bore finishing, playability
testing,
> > etc..)
> > ----
> > Mark Charette, Webmaster, http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet
> > charette@-----.org
>
> To add to this, there is also the possibility that the pro level horns may
be
> subjected to a more demanding final inspection. If that is the case,
there will
> possibly be a higher percentage of "scrap". The typical scrap rate must
be
> accommodated in the selling price of the remaining good parts. I do not
know if
> there are higher standards to pass at final inspection but I would hope
that
> there are.
>
>
> Dee Hays
> Canton, SD
>
>
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