AcornHouse
Venerated Member
It's not like FMIC has ever shown themselves to make the smartest corporate decisions. Too much listening to marketing weenies.
If they shut down Guild in the USA then I guess I'll be buying Martins or Gibsons. I may go that route anyway even if Guild is still around in the US. The constant moving around has turned me off BAD.
I'm stunned at the decision although I certainly don't have access to the data that convinced FMIC to bring down the axe.
I would encourage a little reflective silence on the burden this will bring to the craftsmen and their families in New Hartford - THAT my friends is the REAL tragedy.
Al
yes, maybe Fender is just moving Guild US to a cheaper location for them in the US. Like to Dallas or Phoenix....
This is a tragedy on so many levels, but the fact that quite a few really good people have been cut loose and are soon to be unemployed is probably the worst of it. That FMIC makes bad decisions is a historical fact. That they devastate peoples lives every time they do it is .... shameful. What a sorry Tuesday this is......I would encourage a little reflective silence on the burden this will bring to the craftsmen and their families in New Hartford - THAT my friends is the REAL tragedy.
Al
I wish FMIC would just sell the brand. I don't understand why these big conglomerates buy these brands only to close everything down. Sell the brand to someone who actually cares about it.