 [4790]Re:Question for Mr. Moersch and others with signature lines (295 reads) |
2005-11-21 12:56:00 |
I will come into this question as one of the "others with signature lines"... I have a fairly recent addition to the marketplace with a line of mallets bearing my name. The company's name is August Percussion and it is the property of the mallet maker Luke Nygaard, a wonderful craftsman. As someone who is particularly picky about mallets and their quality, I designed my mallets with Mr. Nygaard exclusively for myself at first with no desire to make them commercially available. However, now that they are (after all my students wanted to have some!) I have had a request in place that they do not change from the specifications I provided at first! This is to me the most important element, since the mallets were conceived with a particular sound in mind and any deviation from those original specs would indeed change the quality of the mallets. Since Mr. Nygaard owns the company himself, and he is the person in charge of making the mallets (they are all hand-made), AND he knows the process inside and out from the conception of the mallets until today, he is obviously very careful about quality control (plus, I know that he would consult with me before any changes would be made. Perhaps the benefit of being a small company...). I am sure that what Mr. Moersch has told you is true for many companies, where changes are made and the artists are not even aware of, or consulted about them! Costs, manufacturing, availability of materials, etc, are all factors in the companies' perspectives of how to produce these products, and they have to look at things from those angles. I understand your point of being frustrated with discrepancies (I was also bothered about such things earlier in my career until I decided to create my own mallets!). It is nice to hear that you are also picky about these issues though... It speaks well of your ear and your desire to find the right answers to your questions! Best wishes, Fernando Meza http://www.music.umn.edu Remote Host: 63-226-175-197.mpls.qwest.net |
 [4717]Question for Mr. Moersch and others with signature lines <Michael Yip> |
2005-09-30 07:46:12 |
 [4718]Re:Question for Mr. Moersch and others with signature lines <William Moersch> |
2005-10-01 04:17:11 |
| [4790]Re:Question for Mr. Moersch and others with signature lines <Fernando Meza> |
2005-11-21 12:56:00 |