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Re: Market
Posted By: Stephan Krasner In Response To: Re: Market (neontek)
Date: Saturday, 17 July 2010, at 2:33 p.m.
> *********
> Oh, you just set up a studio this year.
> That would explain why you don't understand
> those of us who do not care to work with
> led's.> Many of us have been fabricating NEON for
> 10, 20, 30, or 40+ years on a daily basis
> (and love what we do). To abruptly change
> and work with a product like led's that
> require NO talent or "hand-craft"
> is simply not an option or desire to many of
> us (led's are only an installers job as far
> as most people are concerned). I would
> pursue other avenues in different
> glassblowing fields first (or something else
> I have a passion for) before dealing with
> led's. That may make me a craftsman/artist
> first and business man second, but so be it.
> After all, if you love what you do... it's
> not work. I don't want to do led
> "work", sorry.> You predetermined any response would be
> "hate- based" in your first post.
> There was none intended in my response.
> I am only stating how I feel about led's
> (and/or working with them) since you
> admittedly stated you "can't
> understand".> NO hate here.
> Tony D.
I didn't suggest that benders drop their craft all together. I suggested that benders offer LEDs in addition to glass work BECAUSE they are so easy. If a customer comes in to your shop asking for LEDs in a sign. Obviously the first thing you will tell them is that LEDs aren't going to last, they aren't as bright, and they don't save energy. If they insist that LEDs are better, you can sell them LEDs anyway or send them off to another shop. Either way, if you are right, who are they going to come back to when their LED sign breaks? And what kind of sign do you think they are going to want? They will see you as the authority on both LEDs and neon.
I get that neon purists are set in their ways and they have been in the same business doing things the same way for a very long time. It may be impossible for some people in this category to do anything with LEDs. But the alternative to taking control of the LED conversation is a purely defensive, scathing position that will drive people away from neon. It would behoove the whole industry to take a deep breath and admit that LEDs have their place, talk about the useful applications and refute the false claims that they are effective in regular sign applications. It makes you look silly when you say they are completely useless junk, this in its self is a false claim.
I can also understand that you misinterpreted the intent of my first post. It was a shout out against complaining publicly about a problem everyone already knows about, and use better argument tactics, not a call to ditch neon.
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