| Re: Conn
It was in 2007 that Yamaha shut down its US factories and moved production elsewhere. I don't believe they are making any instruments here now, but if anyone knows different please enlighten me.
I have numerous Yamaha products, a 34 year old U3 upright grand (an Excellent with a capital E piano), YV1600 Vibraphone, 8310Z Trumpet, flugelhorn, YTR 2320 (with an A after the serial #) student trumpet, stereo components, silent brass... The company began with musical instruments (hence the crossed tuning forks - even on the motorcycles) and has made lots of them. Most, even the student lines, were of quite high quality and were well regarded when other things made in Japan were considered junk. Most of the ones I own are pretty darned good.
We all know what happened when advancing Japanese auto technology caught US makers sleeping, and drove a technical revolution which brought our cars to where they could compete in the world market, irrespective of the place of actual manufacture. It will be interesting to see what happens in the musical instrument business with the decline of craftmanship in US factories and the growth of overseas relocation of manufacturing.
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Music = Love
Trumpets:
Lawler Bb / Olds Recording / Schilke B2
Selmer Rad 2 / Yamaha 8310Z
Holton MF ST 550S / Stage 1 California C
Easyplay mini-trumpet (????) / Chinese Special / Benetone
1934 Cleveland (HN White) 603 Silver Plate w/ Gold Bell
Kanstul ZKT 1525 Flugelhorn
Cornets:
Conn 36A / King Super 20 Master
Olds Ambassador / Conn 18A
King HN White 1904 Bb+A / Ohio Regent Soloist
Conn 16E Eb/F Mellophone
Piano, keyboards, vibes, congas, guitars, yada yada |