Kanstul Update Thread
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Any news on Kanstul?
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Same boat as TM?
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Edit 05/15/19: I believe it's alright now to share that a sale of the company didn't happen and they're ceasing operations. I was informed an official announcement was forthcoming sometime in May.
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BAC bought the tooling for their own operations, I believe
Daily players: Adams A1, A4LT, F2 flugel , CN1 cornet.
Puje 3am(named for me), Benge pocket
Schilke P5-4, C5L
Yamaha 761 Eb/D
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As they say, "Nothing resonates like a Kanstul." I'm sure this will resonate poorly throughout the industry.
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@flugelgirl said in Kanstul Update Thread:
BAC bought the tooling for their own operations, I believe
Mike would be a great person to carry on with that tooling. Better than ending up with some huge conglomerate instrument makers...that’s my opinion at least.
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Getting harder every year to compete with imports......
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@N1684T said in Kanstul Update Thread:
Getting harder every year to compete with imports......
I think that is about to change seeing as most imports come from China.
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@Tobylou8 If you are referring to the current trade negotiations, they are temporary and the goals unrealistic. China is a country of manufacturers and America is a country of consumers.
https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/05/06/Photos/NS/MW-HI924_us_chi_20190506112401_NS.jpg
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@L-A-Horn said in Kanstul Update Thread:
@Tobylou8 If you are referring to the current trade negotiations, they are temporary and the goals unrealistic. China is a country of manufacturers and America is a country of consumers.
https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/05/06/Photos/NS/MW-HI924_us_chi_20190506112401_NS.jpg
Yep, and that imbalance is what is being addressed. I will gladly pay more for American made goods rather than what is the current state of affairs.
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Most won't. Its sad, but true. We have been transformed into a replacement society. No one "fixes" things any longer. Or at least very few do.
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@N1684T said in Kanstul Update Thread:
Most won't. Its sad, but true. We have been transformed into a replacement society. No one "fixes" things any longer. Or at least very few do.
It's often more expensive to fix than to replace.
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BECAUSE of cheap Chinese labor. Guilty of it myself.
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@Tobylou8 - some manufacturing was already moving from China to countries with even lower labour costs (and slacker or non-existent protection for workers). Don't count on a wholesale return of jobs.
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Agreed. What comes back is minuscule.
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Just facts. Fake news. Ignore.
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Agreed, though I believe what we call fake news differs;) All good though. We are Trumpet Brothers;)
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Uh, that was tongue-in-cheek.
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Good natured on my end too;)
