| For example, in a standard line, everyone could possibly handle the soldering of the braces but I can promise you that Zig has only "his best" handle the Signature line braces. (this is just common sense) Its simple, there are degrees of quality and expertise. Zig won't use his highest paid employees on a resale line, unless the buyer is paying for the additional attention.
This is a clear example of how easily written communication can faulter and this is clearly my fault. What I was trying to say was during production runs, the resale lines could get any level of person on the horn, from the expert to the apprentice. Clearly Kanstuls standards are very high, therefore even with lesser skilled people in the line there is going to be a marked difference in quality than seen coming from a high output production line. On the other hand, with the Signature line or with resellers that may be paying for it (I'm not suggesting this is done with the WT line - that could only be confirmed by Flip) the finishing work and detailing that demands a high degree of expertise would only be done by Zig's finest. I would almost guarantee that no one other than his best touches the the soldering of the braces and the fine tuning done to the horn on his Signature line..... no apprentices allowed. High quality finish work on anything can double the cost in a very short amount of time and takes many hours and years of practice to refine into an art.
Even on my son's pro quality Bach knockoff, there are minor details that could have been done better or a bit more attention to detail done on the horn. Who knows who was handeling the horn that day it came off the line? But, all in all, it plays well and is still a very fine horn.
In the end, it's still about music.
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