[Trombone-l] Laskey goes global

[Linda Landis]

I saw that video on Jack Kanstul’s facebook. He bought all the tooling but probably couldn’t buy the name. It’ll be a while before he gets it all to KC. 

Linda Landis, Lead Trombone Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Private Teacher

> On Jun 15, 2019, at 10:39 AM, Jim Bermann <jfbermann at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Linda,
> Watch the video that Mike made on the
> internet. It gives a great explanation of his
> plans. It appears he did not buy the Kanstul
> name which may have not been offered for
> sale. Zig made a lot of private label items
> for a lot of other manufacturers. I do own
> several bells that are not engraved yet the
> same as the ones that are engraved.
> Mike is one of the finest craftsman and also
> instrument designers in the world! He will
> hire the greatest workers and train those
> that are new to business.
> Jim Bermann
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 9:27 PM, Linda Landis <drbach6 at aol.com> 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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