[TPIN] "True Bach/Primative??

[Paul Dhuse]

I believe that Bach started making trumpets in the 30's, Schilke in the 60's.

And I remember being the Schilke store on Wabash when the room was filled with 
everything from tubas on up.  A horn playing friend of mine lusted after a Schilke horn, 
but ended up with a Yamaha (probably designed by Schilke).  Now they only make 
trumpets.

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:24:14 -0600, jontrimble at suddenlink.net wrote:

>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
>jontrimble at suddenlink.net
>http://myspace.com/jontrimble
>----- 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
>>
>
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