Asian horns - An amazing level of prejudice

[Rogerb]

Yeah, some is, but a lot of it is cr*p :whistle:

 

[Bobby G]

Rogerb wrote:
Yeah, some is, but a lot of it is cr*p :whistle:

Yeah, and an hour later yer hungry again....

 

[Pete Thomas]

Moz wrote:
Both the last two replies have subtley backed up my case.

Pete "I've seen [some] very well made saxophones..."

I should add that I've seen more excellent Chinese saxophones than bad ones, however I wouldn't say it backs up any case really, subtly or not.

 

[Bobby G]

Agreed, Pete - I think we have returned to something which has been said many times before, that you really need to try before you buy, plus if you are a novice you need someone who knows a bit about playability, build quality etc to help you decide what to buy.

Moz, your sticking very occasionally with British stuff doesn't really say much about our own manufacturing industry, does it? :erm:

 

[Rogerb]

Bobby G wrote:
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Moz, your sticking very occasionally with British stuff doesn't really say much about our own manufacturing industry, does it? :erm:

Does Britain have one? :?

It isn't easy, for me anyway, to think of many manufactured goods which are still highly-regarded world-wide..... they do make some nice clarinets.... and Japanese cars 😛

 

[Moz]

Roger answered for me. I would love to buy British but sadly it is often no longer possible. When classically British manufacturers like HP, Dyson and the like move abroad how can one continue to support British manufacturing. I especially don't buy HP sauce as they moved overseas to save money (profiteer?) but still use the Houses of Parliament logo on their labels.

Still, I moved off topic here. I love my Yanagisawa but I'll keep an open mind on Chinese sax's after these discussions.

Cheers

Moz

 

[Mikec]

I think I read somewhere that Trevor James buy in parts from Asia and assemble or finish their horns in the UK, so I supported the UK economy AND an emerging Far East one AND my local shop when I bought mine down the road! The economy is now global whether we like it or not.

 

[razorfish]

I have played in load of bands where the guitarist would rather play a Tokia, rather than a Les Paul. Reason, the build quality. This goes for the stratocaster well, more and more gutarist's opt for the japenese built over the americian.

You get loads more for your money, and the build is always consistent.

 

[spike]

Yes okay, but in the days when the Les Paul's were being built Tokia didn't exist, same goes for Strats and MKVI's, Strads and "Stoneways", which came first the copy or the original? Eggs eleven kid.
gruss - spike