Forget about high end manufacturing. I play harmonica, and German made Hohner's are considered to be the best. The only quality competitor is Seydel(Again a Ge

Forget about high end manufacturing. I play harmonica, and German made Hohner's are considered to be the best. The only quality competitor is Seydel(Again a German company), or Suzuki(Japanese). I think its the overall culture and seasoning to quality and workmanship your ordinary citizens are used to. The real deal isn't just High end manufacturing. I know of a relative of mine who used to buy Grundig and Braun radio/taperecorders/stereos in the 80's. The design and quality still comes across way ahead of its times. Quality shows in everything you build. Volumes may be profitable for a while. But with lack of quality you won't be able to build BMW's and Airbus's. The kind of manufacturing that has a future.