| April 12 the United States, "Business Week," a | | | | Steinway musical instrument manufacturing |
| journalist, published an article entitled David Rocks | | | | company on this point very clear. In the past five |
| from the bottom of the Guangzhou: "The world's | | | | months, it shut down in Arizona and Indiana |
| number one piano and another guitar | | | | manufacturing saxophone and clarinet for two |
| manufacturer in China is reshaping the industry." | | | | plants, and from China to buy more low-cost |
| Article, Les Paul guitar manufacturing company, | | | | instruments. The company insisted that China is |
| according to statistics, China has about 1,000 | | | | now unable to produce the two plants in the past |
| musical instruments factory. Last year, these | | | | products. But it is clear that the demand for |
| factories produced 3 million and 343.5 thousand | | | | expensive musical instruments has been reduced. |
| guitars piano, exports surged 20 percent to 600 | | | | The company's president Dana Mei Messina, said: |
| million U.S. dollars. Although Chinese companies can | | | | "We have decided to provide more cheap |
| produce some excellent instruments, but they | | | | products. This prompted us to enter China." |
| produce most of the products are for the | | | | Overall, however, this does not mean that the |
| domestic market, poor quality products. However, | | | | United States in exporting jobs. Entry-level |
| Chinese manufacturers made rapid progress, the | | | | instruments of production in a few decades ago |
| export volume is growing. Fender Musical | | | | across the Pacific Ocean - first to Japan, then to |
| Instruments Corporation, vice president of | | | | South Korea, then to Indonesia. Instrument |
| marketing, said Richard MacDonald, a few years | | | | manufacturers in the United States swept China, |
| ago, the majority of guitars produced in China is | | | | will be loss of jobs is not the United States, but |
| "a scoundrel." He said that today, "Chinese football | | | | these countries. Prior to this, the garment and |
| to most of the guitar manufacturing business, | | | | footwear industries, and other labor-intensive |
| because the quality of their products cross the | | | | industries have moved to China. |
| border." | | | | In fact, the Chinese musical instrument |
| As in other business fields, the rise of China in the | | | | manufacturers on the U.S. employment |
| music industry, musical instruments, are | | | | opportunities generated by the actual effect may |
| contributing to lower prices. For example, now | | | | ultimately be positive. Today, in developed |
| you can spend less than 2000 U.S. dollars in the | | | | countries, about 20% of households have the |
| United States to buy a decent piano. Although its | | | | piano, and only less than 1% of Chinese |
| quality can not be compared with the Steinway | | | | households have the piano, so China's piano |
| piano brand, but to use it for your 8-year-old | | | | market has ample room for development. Many |
| daughter, music, enlightened enough. 13 states in | | | | of the most high-end instruments - such as |
| the United States has opened 41 outlets selling | | | | Steinway & Sons piano factory price of 50,000 |
| the company's general manager of instrument | | | | U.S. dollars of production of the piano and guitar |
| Samuashi Richard Ash, said: "because of China's | | | | manufacturer Paul吉布森莱斯the |
| reasons, we in 2003, the average retail prices in | | | | price of 2000 U.S. dollars produced a guitar - are |
| 2002 reduced the 10 %. "He said that today, he | | | | brand-name products from the United States . As |
| sold products for more than 1 / 3 from China. | | | | consumer income increases, they will usually buy |
| Ash said: "Any does not enter the Chinese | | | | the brand products. |
| companies are not competitive." | | | | |