Re: Breedlove production moving to China -- Will Weber be next?
Originally Posted by
Seattle
Quality doesn't have to change either. Would anyone be upset if production was in the U.S. but moving from one state to another?
I suspect there is another kind of quality mindset behind these discussions, apart from material and physics. The music that is played mostly with these instruments is all about comforting local homeliness as opposed to distant exotic globality, trusty people you've known all your life as opposed to total strangers, peaceful reliable procedures built to last as opposed to constant fight and danger. It is perfectly understandable when you like your instrument to radiate the same value of familiarity.
It's easily forgotten that such scenarios exist and can continue to exist, but only as a result of the same dedication and action of the people who created them in the first place; left alone, they will disintegrate. The last resort and consequence (when all luthiers have moved to Coruscant) can always be to build your own instruments for yourself and your friends.
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