[Trombone-l] Laskey goes global

[Luke Aaron]

There is a very extensive thread regarding Kanstul's situation on the Trumpet Herald forums. A lot of it is speculation, but there are a few comments from people that would be expected to know a bit about what's going on. 

It is interesting to note that prominent forum member Flip Oakes hasn't chimed in yet, as his horns were built by Kanstul (and designed around a Kanstul valve block). 

I've been eyeing off a Kanstul flugel and a Wild Thing trumpet for a while. Might be the time?

Dr Luke Aaron

On 15 Jun. 2019, 11:28, at 11:28, Linda Landis via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>So far as I’ve heard, Kanstul instruments will still be made in USA.
>
>Linda Landis, Lead Trombone Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Symphony,
>Private Teacher
>
>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 1:05 PM, Craig Parmerlee via Trombone-l
><trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>> 
>> What does this mean?  The Kanstul website shows no indication of
>shutting down.  If BAC acquired the inventory, wouldn't that bear the
>Kanstul name?
>> 
>> I wonder what would be the point of acquiring the products without
>the name.  I could see acquiring the tooling at the right price. 
>Kanstul made a lot of marching brass and bugles.  If BAC wanted to
>carry on in that market, then the tooling would be the key thing.  But
>the last time I visited BAC, they certainly didn't have the scale for
>that.  It was a relatively small workshop making horns one at a time. 
>Maybe that has changed a lot in recent years.
>> 
>> Or maybe the game plan is to keep the Kanstul name alive with a
>Chinese plant building the horns.  In that case, I would have expected
>the tooling to go to the China plant.  This isn't making a lot of sense
>to me.
>> 
>> Anybody have any further insights here?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 6/11/2019 3:33 PM, Jim Bermann via Trombone-l wrote:
>>> Hi Price,
>>> The Laskey Family sold the company after
>>> Scott’s passing.
>>> Mike Corrigan owner of B.A.C. in Kansas
>>> City has acquired the inventory of Kanstul
>>> including all parts and products but not the Kanstul name.
>>> Jim Bermann
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 11, 2019, at 2:51 PM, Price Taylor via Trombone-l
><trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Inevitable. Even Steve Shires couldn't make it on his own, so glad
>these
>>>> fine mouthpiece and instrument makers don't all disappear.
>>>> 
>>>> BTW, it appears that Kanstul is still going, does anyone know for
>sure?
>>>> 
>>>> Price
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 5:48 PM Raymond Horton via Trombone-l <
>>>> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> https://www.laskeymouthpieces.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> Raymond Horton
>>>>> Composer/Arranger
>>>>> Minister of Music,
>>>>> Edwardsville (IN) United Methodist Church
>>>>> Retired Bass Trombonist,
>>>>> Louisville Orchestra, 1970-2016
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