Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 2003/03

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] More corporate shenanigans in the instrument manufacturing world
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:49:36 -0500

It is important to understand the following facts:

1. Companies that do not make money - meet their expenses and have some left over - will eventually go out of business or be sold.

2. Companies that make inferior instruments will eventually fail.

3. Both good and bad business decisions are made every day in the "business world".

4. Business is not evil. It just "is".

5. Competition will always find a way to make good products evailable.

6. Prices will always rise due to inflation. Also, please remember that clarinets are among the cheapest instruments, especially at the pro level. Have you priced a pro quality bassoon lately? A flute? A cello?

7. There is no need for panic. If Buffet or LeBlanc suddenly start making "terrible clarinets", the markets will then favor other manufacturers.

8. Quality is VERY expensive, as it takes TIME. The best quality takes the time of the best people, and they want to make a living just like everyone else.

Walter
www.clarinetxpress.com

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