Made in Britain

[Moscow Mule]

Cornish Pasties.

Pies generally. The Japanese are rubbish at making pies. And sausages.

They are good at fillet steak and raw fish though.

[DimPrawn]

Cornish Pasties.

[Moscow Mule]

You mean British manufacuring quality is better than Japanese?

I'm struggling to think of any.

Yachts.

[stingman123]

no wonder Chas n Dave split up then

EH? Nobody told me!!

[lilelvis2000]

For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


Not for iPods and the like no.

You mean like cars? hmmmmmm

[EternalOptimist]

Pianos - hand-built?

no wonder Chas n Dave split up then

[TimberWolf]

Surely this day and age you can get better sound out of a microchip costing pennies.

[threaded]

For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


Not for iPods and the like no.

Pianos - hand-built?

[DimPrawn]

I'm struggling to think of any.

Me too.

[sasguru]

For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


.

I'm struggling to think of any.

[Platypus]

I heard an article about this on R4.

Apparently some Asian pianos are jolly good indeed, including many of the "now made in Asia" UK names

[DimPrawn]

You mean British manufacuring quality is better than Japanese?

For handbuilt items that require craftmanship yes.


Not for iPods and the like no.

[sasguru]

A bit like Wedgewood. Same name, same price but crap Asian quality.

Doomed!

You mean British manufacuring quality is better than Japanese?

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/b...ts/8333215.stm

The doors are due to shut at the UK's last large scale piano manufacturer after nearly 100 years of production.

Ninety jobs have been axed at Kemble and Co, as a result of its main shareholder Yamaha transferring operations to Asia.

More than 350,000 upright and grand pianos have been made at the Milton Keynes-based firm since 1911.

Earlier this week it produced its last piano, which was signed by all staff at the Bletchley factory.

Pianos are to continue being sold with the Kemble and Co name, and to the specifications developed by the firm.



A bit like Wedgewood. Same name, same price but crap Asian quality.

Doomed!