Dingo40
Been here for ages!
Here's a Parrot
Well, you can show off "here's a Hohner" with a Gola not built in the same facilities or by the same people or using similar materials as other instruments of the Hohner brand. And indeed Hohner has an almost century-old tradition of providing renowned soloists with instruments specially-built by selected teams (though at one point of time, those teams were working in Trossingen).Here's a Parrot
I'm sure the Chinese make very good accordions. But when we refer to chinese accordions we tend to restrict ourselves to the chinese accordions that are available on the western markets, and that try to disguise themselves as western products by using mostly English or Italian-sounding names.
"Made in China" competes on the price of unskilled labor. Once we are talking about the market value of established craftsmen, the price advantage and availability and language barrier does not make it all that attractive to load off work to China. Chinese masters can easily undercut European masters by half due to different cost of living and other considerations. But we aren't talking about a factor of 10 or more then, and then all the inherent disadvantages of "Made in China" (including customer expectations) are making export less attractive than with instruments where the cost of unskilled labor is the dominating factor.I'm sure the Chinese make very good accordions. But when we refer to chinese accordions we tend to restrict ourselves to the chinese accordions that are available on the western markets, and that try to disguise themselves as western products by using mostly English or Italian-sounding names.
I'm sure the Chinese make very good accordions. But when we refer to chinese accordions we tend to restrict ourselves to the chinese accordions that are available on the western markets, and that try to disguise themselves as western products by using mostly English or Italian-sounding
It seems to me that the Chinese products in general, not just accordions, went through a period where higher-quality models were restricted to local markets and lesser-quality products were exported. But isnβt that the case with products of many other nations?