Klarinet Archive - Posting 000753.txt from 2000/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] competition
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:01:52 -0500

On Sat, 02 Dec 2000 10:20:38 -0500, lande@-----.com said:

> Tony wrote:
>
> > The truth is that clarinets have, to all intents and purposes, been
> > 'done'. We don't really need competition in that market.
>
> > > The marketing value of the opinion of the 'good' players would
> > > counteract that.
>
> If the Clarinet industry consolidates, makers will sell fancy cases
> and stop investing in top craftsmen who can micro adjust the
> instruments.

I suppose you're right.

> The average high school student will pay more for a worse instrument.

Could be.

I think I let two things about which I feel quite strongly blind me to
the third thing that made the logic of my post faulty.

Tony
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