From fortepianonj@yahoo.com Sun Aug 27 12:16:43 2006
Subject:RE: Roadbox III - Is it too expensive....?

If HS perceives them to be a threat, then I would say yes that they will be canceled. I guess only time will tell.

IMO, HS should worry more about their own products, rather than taking this stance. You won't find other manufacturers (MI) taking this position. In today's market, retailers have to do a variety of things to survive. I'm sure most of you have already heard about Brook Mays Music filing bankruptcy. Brook Mays was probably the third largest MI company in music industry retailing. The choices for dealers are thinning and diminishing.

HS may not realize that cancelling Speakeasy has far greater ramifications than just prohibiting their ability to sell Pro-Line HS products. Other dealers will take notice, consumers (as illustrated here) will take notice and some may not choose to do business with HS because of this. This decision of HS speaks volumes about the way they conduct business.

FP



Michael Casino wrote:
But will that be the case for all of the other Pro Line dealers who also
assemble Leslie like products?
Mike


It seems that HS doesn't care if you're doing numbers or not. They just
want to "slap your hand" for building a product in competition with
theirs.

FP

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