Dean, Well, if you have such a problem with paying their prices, why didn't you come up with the undercover YEARS ago????? >:-} Then you could be collecting all those high dollar fees!!!! Avery At 12:22 PM 4/29/2007, you wrote: >A good point, Mike, but it's actually more like $20-$25 per unit. Consider >that if I can get the materials for less than $10, what could DC get them >for? Probably around $5. This puts the markup to us at around 700%. I feel a >little gouged by that price. It makes me wonder how much they are gouging on >the rest of their stuff, which it seems lately has gone through the roof. > >Remembering complete system prices used to be around $130 I priced a >replacement humidistat and tank on a grand for $200. When I ordered the >replacement I was very surprised to learn my cost was about $175- just for >the tank and humidistat. > >I'm not sure when DC's patent rights expire, but when they do I suspect >there will be some Asian knock offs for a whole lot less money. I love DC >systems and have actively promoted them for many years. I and also >appreciate the high level of technical support provided on the rare times I >needed it. But brand loyalty will only take me so far when it comes to >providing my customers with I feel is the best value for their money. > > > >Dean > >Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > >PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > >Terre Haute IN 47802 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of Mike Spalding >Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 12:49 PM >To: Pianotech List >Subject: Re: Data logger > >You could also consider the research, innovation, and real world >performance improvements introduced by Dampp-Chaser over the last >decade, not to mention their outstanding warranty technical support, and >decide if you want to support that activity, or stiff them for, what , >about $10 less per unit? >just my 2 cents >Mike > >paul bruesch wrote: > > I do believe in the concept of intellectual property rights... but I > > also believe there are limitations on what can properly be defined as > > such. A piece of cloth falls outside those limitations, IMO. Most > > assuredly I do NOT derive my moral code from any gov't entity, nor > > from any other organized entity... and as a result I'm generally > > considered to be a pretty decent guy. And I drive a VW, not a Fiat (HA!) > > > > Paul > > > > On 4/29/07, *Dean May* <deanmay at pianorebuilders.com > > <mailto:deanmay at pianorebuilders.com>> wrote: > > > > If you believe in the concept of "intellectual" property rights, > > if you derive your moral code from the state's fiat law, and if > > you sell an undercover as part of a humidity control system, then > > yes, you need to buy your material from DC. > > > > > > > > *Dean* > > > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > > <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org > > <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org>] *On Behalf Of *paul bruesch > > *Sent:* Saturday, April 28, 2007 9:23 PM > > *To:* Pianotech List > > *Subject:* Re: Data logger > > > > > > > > So what are the implications of this? Does it mean we have to buy > > undercovers from DC? That's a little like Ford saying you need to > > buy your oil from the dealer (OK, so Ford doesn't have a patent on > > the use of oil to prevent engine seizure...) But seriously, if we > > install an undercover, is it "supposed" to come from DC? > > > > Paul Bruesch > > Stillwater, MN > > > > On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:35:15, *Don* < pianotuna at accesscomm.ca > > <mailto:pianotuna at accesscomm.ca>> wrote: > > > > Hi John, > > > > DC has a patent on using bottom covers to control humidity. It's > > not about > > the materials is about intellectual property. > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070429/3d09fa95/attachment.html
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