Re: [Harp-L] The Reed Issue

[Zombor Kovacs <zrkovacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

It depends of course on which side of the counter you
are standing. Harp players want harps which last.
Manufacturers want to be profitable. They meet half
way between somewhere. It also depends on the market
segment. Until nobody wants to buy harps anymore
because everyone has one which lasts forever, a lot of
turnover can be realised :-) Then find another
business.


--- Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Learn from England. Everything they made was meant
> to last more than  
> a lifetime. Result: NO more sales. Result: failed
> economy.
> 
> Jose Carlos
> 
> On Mar 23, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Zombor Kovacs wrote:
> 
> > Well, sales figures is always an issue. The
> roughness
> > of the grinding tool determines the depth of
> sracthes
> > and thus the fatigue of the reed. It would be no
> > significant cost to add one or two more polishing
> > discs to make the raw material smooth from which
> the
> > reeds are stamped out. But this would perhaps
> increase
> > the lifetime and lead to drop in sales. Everyone
> sells
> > things which are just about "sellable". If they
> sell
> > too good they will either increase price, or lower
> > costs which results in lower quality.
> > At least I believe so.
> >
> >
> 
> 



 
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