Posted by Rick Denney with the proper link this time on August 14, 2001 at 12:36:42:
In Reply to: Conn 56K vs King 2341 posted by Gus Pratt on August 14, 2001 at 04:43:23:
Don't confuse cost and price. The 2341 will be sold to schools in large numbers, or so UMI hopes, and the 5xJ will not. Even if the costs were identical, this alone would greatly affect the price.
I seem to recall posting a lengthy discussion of why tubas cost what they do. Yup, I found it--link below--this time with the title and the URL in the right boxes.
Rick "if price was linked to cost nobody would make CC tubas" Denney