[TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??

[jontrimble at suddenlink.net]

All of this is really interesting but I have one question.  Schike has been 
around almost if not pretty close to the same amount of time as Bach.  Last 
Schilke I played was about a year ago.  They still make them as fine as they 
did years ago. I guess they're one of the few that caters to pros.  They 
still make horns.  There are a lot of fine horn makers still out there too. 
I think it comes down to nothing more then money and business.  I wonder, 
how much profit is enough?.....
Jon Trimble
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Kellogg" <skellogg001 at carolina.rr.com>
To: "Glenn Bengry" <soundpretty at hotmail.com>; <allegro69 at comcast.net>; 
<tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??


>I don't know about the quality of the new Bach horns; I've never seen one.
>>From reading the previous e-mail threads I conclude that we are talking
> about a quality that modern manufacturing techniques have a tendency to 
> omit from the current production line. In the interest of meeting consumer 
> demand and maximizing profits for the shareholders, quality is sometimes 
> sacrificed in the rush to "get the order out." In the short term, for an 
> established product, the faster you get the product shipped, the quicker 
> you see a profit for the stockholders. The bosses can show wonderful 
> quarterly results and get their bonuses. Everybody in "the company" is 
> happy. That works in the short term until shoddy workmanship and lack of 
> attention to detail tarnishes the reputation of the previously established 
> product. The result; word gets out and consumers decide to shop elsewhere. 
> It's a business philosophy driven by the appetite for short term profits 
> that has to change. Instead of looking at the bottom line; companies have 
> look past the short term profits and concentrate on the long term growth. 
> Build a quality product that people want to buy and you will make a profit 
> because your product is the best.
> Stephen Kellogg
>