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Alleva Coppolo - Needs more square footage

Alleva Coppolo --- Is it OK to move from New York City?

  • YES, It doesnt matter where the shop is located.

    Votes: 83 86.5%

  • NO, I will only like it if it has the mystique of Made in NYC attached to it.

    Votes: 13 13.5%
  • Total voters
    96
#22
Hi,

Having lived 2 blocks from the shop, I can attest to the lack of space and outragious rents but NYC is NYC, ya know. It's hard for many people who are from outside the city to understand what it means to be able to say "Made In NYC" unless they have also lived here and if they were born and raised here like me, they wouldn't have it any other way!

It's also important to remember that NYC means th FIVE boroughs, not just Manhattan. I think plenty of space can be had in any of the other 4 for considerably less $$$

BTW: Queens isn't perfect but it's a lot nicer than many other places I've been to. Has the poster who said it was just a smelly tunnel ever been there?
 
#24
Well, I'm not from NYC, so 'Made in NYC' doesn't really mean anything to me. If half of the company's repeat customers are New Yorkers who feel that it's the centre of the universe, then it would be a sound business decision to stay somewhere in the five boroughs. But if most of the customers are people who live all over the place and would like to see the rent difference go into wood or something concrete, then I'd say shipping out to Vermont or Texas or someplace would be an excellent choice.
 
#25
UPDATE

My dad stopped by the guitar and bass boutique today for a setup, and apparently Jimmy is looking to stay in New York. (He asked about places in the Bronx and if we knew any real estate agents)

And apparently he's very appreciative of the Talkbass forum. Though he finds some of the users to be kind of insane, he says that it's actually really helped his business. I don't mind much if he goes somewhere else myself, but his current shop is kinda neat.
 
#26
Another vote for Texas. There are some thriving areas just outside of Austin, and I mean, just outside of Austin, where the EDC's have land to sell. Depending on the size of the business, all kinds of things are possible. Even for a 1 man show, there are lots of large spots available.
 
#28
Oops I misvoted. I ment to vote that it doesn't matter, but I didnt read the choices correctly. My bad. Seriously, it doesn't matter where he is located within the US, as long as he has a quality product. Now if he was making them outside the county, I doubt I would purchase it for the same price.
 
#29
texasgreg said:
Another vote for Texas. There are some thriving areas just outside of Austin, and I mean, just outside of Austin, where the EDC's have land to sell. Depending on the size of the business, all kinds of things are possible. Even for a 1 man show, there are lots of large spots available.
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Admittedly, Texas is a lot more affordable than San Diego. When our EDC visited there a couple years ago, they told us the average price of a house in Austin was $160,000. Here, you could put $160K down on a house, and still have to pay mortgage insurance. BUT, San Diego sucks less. A lot less.
 
#31
Sean Baumann said:
Oops I misvoted. I ment to vote that it doesn't matter, but I didnt read the choices correctly. My bad. Seriously, it doesn't matter where he is located within the US, as long as he has a quality product. Now if he was making them outside the county, I doubt I would purchase it for the same price.
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Dude, you shouldn't have to purchase it for the same price if he leaves New York.
 
#36
I think Austin, Texas would be great. It's a happening smaller city w/sites all around. Ex. Lake Travis, the hill country, San Marcos tubing near by and of coarse the hot music center of downtown Austin. He needs to take a quick trip to check it out. The cost of living is fairly good and it is sort of mid point in the country. Jimmy and co. would like the atmosphere. Not too cold and not the hotest spot in Texas.
 
#38
Knowing that they're made in NYC does add to the coolness factor. I'll admit to that. It adds to the mystique.

But if Jimmy decided to move his shop, I certainly wouldn't let it sway my decision to buy another bass from him. As long as Jimmy doesn't change the way his basses are built, they'll be fine. :)

From the thread, it sounds like he's wanting to stay in NYC so that's cool.

I can't wait for mine!
 
#40
Tell Jimmy to move to Nashville.

Far chepaer space rent, housing costs, cost of living, etc.

In heart of Music. Session players and more pro level players than you can shake a stick at.

Also, NAMM should be back there permanently starting this summer.

All pluses!
 

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