From rgafner@comcast.net Tue Aug 15 04:05:21 2006
Subject:Re: New clone ? (B-Free)

Sorry about the pile on. We do it because we care. LOL. Enjoy but
do the market research. If the world population is 6.64 Billion and
a significant slice of the organ enthusiasts might be on this list,
at maybe 1700 members, and half wouldn't use, haul, purchase a
tonewheel original or Hamm/Suzuki, then that is one indicator of the
potential demand. IMHO, an attempt to build a tonewheel set and
craft an instrument on an expired patent will be somewhat like
reviving Betamax video tape drives on their merits of a better image
playback, etc, re-thinking the accordian for a non-existent cohort of
rabid, adoring fans who crave a return to the days of the squeezebox
(not), postage stamp collections, typewriter repair, Model T cars in
colors other than black. This is imho, not a situation supporting
the Hollywood pap, "Build it and they will come". The market sector
for 400+ lbs , or even 200+ lbs of tonewheel timbre is very small and
shrinking. The trend is toward iPod like devices, software based
realities, emulation.

RG

On Aug 15, 2006, at 12:51 AM, Dave Bradley wrote: