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>...  When I read comments such as "why don't you raise
>your prices to drive down demand?", I  interpret that as "I've got 
>so much money that it
>doesn't matter what you charge...  I can afford them, regardless, 
>and I don't want to wait.
>Who cares if only 2% of the musical community can afford them."  ...

Your assumption is very wrong -- that is so *not* a description of my 
status. Wiard 300-series modules are already priced beyond my budget, 
so a price increase would have absolutely no effect on me. (I'm on 
this forum mainly to stay abreast of the wonderful instruments that 
spring from Grant's imagination.)


>This actually points to
>a larger issue in our country. (I live in the US)  There is a HUGE 
>concentration of wealth at
>the top and most everyone else is struggling to stay afloat.

This is not the place to debate this issue. But, I would suggest that 
another large issue is that many people don't understand the cost of 
fine design and craftsmanship, and they refuse to pay for it. They 
just want things to be inexpensive.

I paid several hundred dollars on Tuesday to have a door installed in 
my home studio. The carpenters said, "You've got no idea how tough 
this was, making this fit into the existing space gap -- it was a 
completely custom job." I insisted that, in fact, I *did* understand. 
Hand craftsmanship is tedious and expensive. (BTW, the door and new 
wall section are solid as rock!)

Grant, I'm sorry if I have polluted this forum and wasted everyone's 
mental bandwidth. Happy holidays, and best of luck with Wiard's future!

I will refrain from further comment on this topic.

John