Maybe we can get them to include a built in sound system. The Army already does this with bugles.
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/09/28/Flori ... rica.shtml
MW's "materials surcharge"
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I heard that the rising cost of metal is due to the chinese buying up every single scrap of metal they can find to prepare for the 2008 beijing olympics. Wether or not that rumor has any sort of validity to it I do not know. It does make sense though, considering the circumstances.
"Prices for primary metal products rose 6.4%, the largest increase observed since the 5.6% rise in February 2004. Strong demand, low inventories and concerns about supply pushed up prices for primary copper products (+25.0%), refined zinc products (+30.7%), primary nickel products (+20.0%), silver products (+18.8%) as well as refined gold products (+7.4%)." (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060530/d060530b.htm)
That article is kind of boring, but has some interesting facts at the same time, that, given my station in life, are fairly useless to me. However, the rising costs of raw materials, most notibly zinc and copper seem to me to be the reason for this new charge on tubas. it is not immediately apparent who is responsible for this increase in price, but as I said before, it could be due to the olympics happening in china. Consideration most likely should be given also to the steadily rising costs of petroleum products, and the resultant increase in shipping costs.
Another article offers an explanation:
"Metal prices have increased because of a growing global economy, increasing raw material demand from China (whose GDP increased by 9.9 percent in 2005) and speculation. Garino said institutional investors, as well as hedge funds, decided to expand beyond stocks and bonds and started eyeing commodities as a "fresh asset class."
In mid-May, the investors' commitment to commodities weakened and prices started to go down.
Copper, for instance, averaged $1.60 a pound on the London Metal Exchange last year. It went over $4 a pound in mid-May, an all-time high for the metal. But Tuesday, it was $3.06 a pound."
http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_3965026
soooo... there you go.
I doubt that tuba manufacturers are maliciously adding charges to the prices of their instruments. If they did, people would get mad and eventually stop buying from that particular manufacturer.
"Prices for primary metal products rose 6.4%, the largest increase observed since the 5.6% rise in February 2004. Strong demand, low inventories and concerns about supply pushed up prices for primary copper products (+25.0%), refined zinc products (+30.7%), primary nickel products (+20.0%), silver products (+18.8%) as well as refined gold products (+7.4%)." (http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060530/d060530b.htm)
That article is kind of boring, but has some interesting facts at the same time, that, given my station in life, are fairly useless to me. However, the rising costs of raw materials, most notibly zinc and copper seem to me to be the reason for this new charge on tubas. it is not immediately apparent who is responsible for this increase in price, but as I said before, it could be due to the olympics happening in china. Consideration most likely should be given also to the steadily rising costs of petroleum products, and the resultant increase in shipping costs.
Another article offers an explanation:
"Metal prices have increased because of a growing global economy, increasing raw material demand from China (whose GDP increased by 9.9 percent in 2005) and speculation. Garino said institutional investors, as well as hedge funds, decided to expand beyond stocks and bonds and started eyeing commodities as a "fresh asset class."
In mid-May, the investors' commitment to commodities weakened and prices started to go down.
Copper, for instance, averaged $1.60 a pound on the London Metal Exchange last year. It went over $4 a pound in mid-May, an all-time high for the metal. But Tuesday, it was $3.06 a pound."
http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_3965026
soooo... there you go.
I doubt that tuba manufacturers are maliciously adding charges to the prices of their instruments. If they did, people would get mad and eventually stop buying from that particular manufacturer.
