[TPIN] Cheap, cheap trumpet?

[Stephen Kellogg]

Making and selling a beautiful product that is basically junk is a dishonest 
trick to trick the consumer into making the purchase.  The perceived "real" 
quality is not there; only the "look" of quality.  The "look" of quality 
only has to be there long enough to get the customer's money.  Who cares if 
it lasts and provides real value to the customer?  The job of separating the 
customer from his money has been accomplished by this time.  It's all 
designed to make a quick buck before the customer wises up.  Not a very good 
way to earn repeat business.   In the short term; the bottom line looks good 
and the investors are convinced that they should invest in this company with 
the "good" bottom line.  So...boom...now elcheapo company has even more 
money to stick in their pockets.  No need for management to reinvest in the 
elcheapo company and improve the product.  They're making junk designed to 
trick customers and investors in the short haul.  When the reputation of the 
company gets so bad that the customers don't buy the product and the 
investors don't invest in the company: elcheapo company is out of business. 
The owners sell elcheapo company and move on to other dishonest ventures and 
the cycle repeats itself.  Who loses?  The customers, the investors, the 
employees.  Who wins?  The owners but I don't know how they sleep at night.
Stephen Kellogg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>; "Bill Dishman" <afn54653 at afn.org>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TPIN] Cheap, cheap trumpet?


> Hi Bill...
> I wasn't even considering buying another horn, but the local music store 
> made the huge mistake of buying a couple of stunning looking trumpets in 
> beautiful zippered cases 3 years ago...JUNK! After 3 weeks the plating on 
> my students trumpet was coming off of the valves, braces were coming 
> loose, the zippers were too small and cheap to keep working for long. Even 
> with a gun to his head, Dick Akright won't look at them! I took about 8 
> Yamaha's to him on Wednesday, but he said don't even bring the junkie 
> one's down!
> It's very hard to believe that Conn  and Selmer would go this 
> route...maybe several years down the road, but not now!
> HEY! Aren't  Chinese ships called "Junks"? What a coincidence!
> Warm regards,
> Bob Romans,
> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
> Lodi, Calif. 95242
> Ph 209-747-1148
> www.cellblockseven2002.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Dishman" <afn54653 at afn.org>
> To: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 4:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] Cheap, cheap trumpet?
>
>
>> My guess is in China as Conn-Selmer is doing student model horns there 
>> now.
>>
>> Personally I would beware.
>>
>> Bill Dishman
>> Gainesville, Florida
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
>> To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
>> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 6:59 PM
>> Subject: [TPIN] Cheap, cheap trumpet?
>>
>>
>>> Please tell me where this trumpet is made?
>>> $229? Bet it ain't made in France or the US !
>>> http://www.wwbw.com/Prelude-by-Conn-Selmer-TR701-Student-Bb-Trumpet-i268042.music
>>> Warm regards,
>>> Bob Romans,
>>> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
>>> Lodi, Calif. 95242
>>> Ph 209-747-1148
>>> www.cellblockseven2002.net
>
>
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