Comments on: The rise and fall of the US piano industry http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-us-piano-industry/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:04:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tel_ http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-us-piano-industry/#comment-335889 Tel_ Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:10:11 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6691#comment-335889 Detroit was a deciding factor in World War II, as US tanks were generally considered inferior to Nazi tanks on the battlefield, but the US had substantially higher rates of production. Given that the US govt's primary purpose is to maintain the US military, it is hardly surprising that the automotive industry has more strategic significance than the piano industry. It is often said that every military force spends its peaceful time preparing for the previous war. Tanks are probably less significant in ground war than they used to be (witness Hezbolla peasants smashing Israeli battle tanks), but I doubt such arguments would convince the Pentagon. Detroit was a deciding factor in World War II, as US tanks were generally considered inferior to Nazi tanks on the battlefield, but the US had substantially higher rates of production. Given that the US govt’s primary purpose is to maintain the US military, it is hardly surprising that the automotive industry has more strategic significance than the piano industry.

It is often said that every military force spends its peaceful time preparing for the previous war. Tanks are probably less significant in ground war than they used to be (witness Hezbolla peasants smashing Israeli battle tanks), but I doubt such arguments would convince the Pentagon.

]]> By: Don Arthur http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-us-piano-industry/#comment-335671 Don Arthur Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:01:10 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6691#comment-335671 <blockquote>Does anyone care that much?</blockquote> As it happens, the US piano industry has lobbied hard to obtain government protection against foreign competition. http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/61874158.html http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3196.pdf

Does anyone care that much?

As it happens, the US piano industry has lobbied hard to obtain government protection against foreign competition.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/61874158.html

http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3196.pdf

]]> By: TimT http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-us-piano-industry/#comment-335662 TimT Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:52:08 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6691#comment-335662 Letting the US piano industry die out would be an utter disgrace! It's an ICON! Hmmm. Maybe shift the piano industry to Detroit, all the former auto-industry workers could shift to the aesthetic sphere and start manufacturing pianos? Maybe that's not possible, but Detroit was once famous for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown" rel="nofollow">mid-20th-century musical phenomenon...</a> Letting the US piano industry die out would be an utter disgrace! It’s an ICON!

Hmmm. Maybe shift the piano industry to Detroit, all the former auto-industry workers could shift to the aesthetic sphere and start manufacturing pianos?

Maybe that’s not possible, but Detroit was once famous for a mid-20th-century musical phenomenon…

]]> By: Patrick http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-us-piano-industry/#comment-335445 Patrick Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:28:07 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6691#comment-335445 mm, did anyone ever ask for candlemakers to be bailed out from protection against the sun? mm, did anyone ever ask for candlemakers to be bailed out from protection against the sun?

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