"took delivery" and Monette trumpets

tatakata · 02-11-2008, 02:51 PM

why do people who receive monette trumpets refer to it as "taking/took delivery"?

how about

"I got my Monette in the mail".

"the monette showed up at my door step today"

"I got that monette I have been talking about today"

Do you ever hear people say. "I took delivery of my yamaha xeno"

What is it about "taking delivery" and monettes

misty.sj · 02-11-2008, 02:55 PM

When you pay that much for a horn...

Firestas'1 · 02-11-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by misty.sj

When you pay that much for a horn...

Its like buying a car.

Toobz · 02-11-2008, 03:19 PM

Ditto ...

Wish I could be saying it myself !

Jimi Michiel · 02-11-2008, 03:25 PM

When it comes down to it, it's a marketing/image thing. Dave is good at setting himself apart from the rest of the market, and terminology is just one insignificant way that he's done that.

That Monette refers to customers as "clients" is a little more telling. For all the money you're spending, you get the customer service you would expect. The high price and relatively small base of people who are able/willing to pay for a Monette instrument allows the shop to have a personal dialog with the customer that isn't possible with the "conventional" companies, and "client" reflects this relationship.

It would be interesting to compare marketing philosophies of Apple and Monette. Both take pride in doing things differently, have unique designs that have been copied to various degrees of success and offer better customer support than anyone else in the industry, and both at a premium price. Both also have die hard followers and make a lot more noise in the industry than their relatively small market shares would suggest.

-Jimi

tatakata · 02-11-2008, 04:02 PM

good post. thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimi Michiel

When it comes down to it, it's a marketing/image thing. Dave is good at setting himself apart from the rest of the market, and terminology is just one insignificant way that he's done that.

That Monette refers to customers as "clients" is a little more telling. For all the money you're spending, you get the customer service you would expect. The high price and relatively small base of people who are able/willing to pay for a Monette instrument allows the shop to have a personal dialog with the customer that isn't possible with the "conventional" companies, and "client" reflects this relationship.

It would be interesting to compare marketing philosophies of Apple and Monette. Both take pride in doing things differently, have unique designs that have been copied to various degrees of success and offer better customer support than anyone else in the industry, and both at a premium price. Both also have die hard followers and make a lot more noise in the industry than their relatively small market shares would suggest.

-Jimi

NYTC · 02-11-2008, 04:16 PM

And I just call all my clients idiots and they get their horns thrown in their faces.:):)

Vulgano Brother · 02-11-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NYTC

And I just call all my clients idiots and they get their horns thrown in their faces.:):)

A-ha! That's the real reason you're in New York, isn't it?

NYTC · 02-11-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vulgano Brother

A-ha! That's the real reason you're in New York, isn't it?

Yeap,
Being in New York,I got to do what I got to do.:)
On the other subject,I normally refer to my customers as "friends",not "clients".:)

Toobz · 02-11-2008, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NYTC

And I just call all my clients idiots and they get their horns thrown in their faces.:):)

I see, so that's where the nickname "Duck" model came from. And I thought it was for your new "Oregon lite" model. " To be coming at you, real soon."

02-11-2008, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
tatakata Mezzo Forte User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 959	"took delivery" and Monette trumpets why do people who receive monette trumpets refer to it as "taking/took delivery"? how about "I got my Monette in the mail". "the monette showed up at my door step today" "I got that monette I have been talking about today" Do you ever hear people say. "I took delivery of my yamaha xeno" What is it about "taking delivery" and monettes __________________

02-11-2008, 02:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
misty.sj Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 709	Re: "took delivery" and Monette trumpets When you pay that much for a horn... __________________ --Misty Hit it hard, and wish it well. -- Claude Gordon 1925(?) Conn Cavalier Bb (s/n 14142) 2007 Barrington Bb student trumpet

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Toobz Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Prescott Valley , AZ Posts: 607	Re: "took delivery" and Monette trumpets Ditto ... Wish I could be saying it myself ! __________________ Conn 10B New Era trumpet Martin Committee cornet And lots of other old and smelly stuff !

02-11-2008, 03:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jimi Michiel Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 1,749	Re: "took delivery" and Monette trumpets When it comes down to it, it's a marketing/image thing. Dave is good at setting himself apart from the rest of the market, and terminology is just one insignificant way that he's done that. That Monette refers to customers as "clients" is a little more telling. For all the money you're spending, you get the customer service you would expect. The high price and relatively small base of people who are able/willing to pay for a Monette instrument allows the shop to have a personal dialog with the customer that isn't possible with the "conventional" companies, and "client" reflects this relationship. It would be interesting to compare marketing philosophies of Apple and Monette. Both take pride in doing things differently, have unique designs that have been copied to various degrees of success and offer better customer support than anyone else in the industry, and both at a premium price. Both also have die hard followers and make a lot more noise in the industry than their relatively small market shares would suggest. -Jimi __________________

02-11-2008, 04:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
NYTC Forte User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Brooklyn,NY Posts: 1,062	Re: "took delivery" and Monette trumpets And I just call all my clients idiots and they get their horns thrown in their faces.:):) __________________ www.NewYorkTrumpetCompany.com Stage 1 Trumpets

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