| From what info I am gathering from trumpet makers' websites, roughly 25% to 36% of the list price of a horn goes towards the leadpipe, tuning slide, and bell portions of the horn. The remaining percentage goes toward the valves, pistons, valve casings, other doo-dads I may be missing, and the soldering and cleaning of the horn.
Hmm, there has to be profit SOMEWHERE in the list price, and THAT profit has to go towards labor, advertising, materials, taxes....
How can Jinbao make a good horn with such low prices? I KNOW labor in China is cheaper than other countries (Gross domestic product of China was $918 in 2001, compared to U.S.'s $34,788).
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