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Author: redwine
Date: 2008-05-18 01:04
Hello Joe,
(Disclaimer: I am the North American importer of Canyes Xilema reeds)
Congratulations on your purchase! While I have never met Mr. Uhl, the Xilema people (all of their machines are made by Mr. Uhl) have nothing but over-the-top things to say about his work, and he's apparently an incredibly nice person. I do hope to meet him one day.
Just to keep all this in perspective, with my rough calculations, you'll have about $5 in each reed, once you have made 600 of them. The price goes down, obviously, the more you make. Of course, making them yourself has got to be rewarding (I've never made a reed myself), and when you are in control of the quality, the reeds must "fit" you better.
Knowing something about tooling costs, etc., I don't doubt for a minute that the pricing is right on for this tool (perhaps even on the low side of fair market value), and if one is inclined to purchase one of these machines, there will be no arguments from me, however, the cost per reed is higher than buying a commercial reed. Will commercial reeds surpass that price? Perhaps...perhaps more than likely (especially if someone I know decides to get into reed making, a venture that, honestly, I'm surprised he hasn't already)!
Please keep us posted on your progress!
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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