Koharu

[jfeagans]

The woman who sold 531 accordions

I searched and did not find a discussion of the Japanese artist Koharu. She negotiated directly with a Chinese manufacturer and sells under the Bebe Medusa line in Japan. All her accordions are CBA! The video is in Japanese but you can turn on translation and captions.

 

[Pipemajor]

What a great story.
Thanks jf

 

[OuijaBoard]

The Bebe Medusa looks like a rebadge of the Chinese-made CBA accordion also sold under the E. Soprani "Circus" badge and the Excelsior badge. There are E. Soprani and Excelsior PAs also. Whoa, look at that big roomfull of students playing. Good for her!

Edit: Not so sure now this product is the same as the ones badged E. Soprani and Excelsior.

The best part is the section where she puts her finger (so to speak) right on the issue of problematic QC and inspection . . . and then discusses it with the Chinese manufacturers in person! Starting around 6:00.