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    Made in Britain

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...ts/8333215.stm

    The doors are due to shut at the UK's last large scale piano manufacturer after nearly 100 years of production.

    Ninety jobs have been axed at Kemble and Co, as a result of its main shareholder Yamaha transferring operations to Asia.

    More than 350,000 upright and grand pianos have been made at the Milton Keynes-based firm since 1911.

    Earlier this week it produced its last piano, which was signed by all staff at the Bletchley factory.

    Pianos are to continue being sold with the Kemble and Co name, and to the specifications developed by the firm.



    A bit like Wedgewood. Same name, same price but crap Asian quality.

    Doomed!

    #2
    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    A bit like Wedgewood. Same name, same price but crap Asian quality.

    Doomed!
    You mean British manufacuring quality is better than Japanese?
    Hard Brexit now!
    #prayfornodeal

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      #3
      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
      You mean British manufacuring quality is better than Japanese?
      For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


      Not for iPods and the like no.

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        #4
        I heard an article about this on R4.

        Apparently some Asian pianos are jolly good indeed, including many of the "now made in Asia" UK names

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          #5
          Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
          For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


          .
          I'm struggling to think of any.
          Hard Brexit now!
          #prayfornodeal

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            #6
            Originally posted by sasguru View Post
            I'm struggling to think of any.
            Me too.

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              #7
              Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
              For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


              Not for iPods and the like no.
              Pianos - hand-built?
              Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
              threadeds website, and here's my blog.

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                #8
                Surely this day and age you can get better sound out of a microchip costing pennies.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by threaded View Post
                  Pianos - hand-built?
                  no wonder Chas n Dave split up then



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                  ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


                    Not for iPods and the like no.
                    You mean like cars? hmmmmmm
                    McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                    Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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