[jfitzpat]

I hate to sound like a nay sayer, particularly when we generally try to remain fixture neutral, but it still isn't clear to me where Elation, the brandstamp importer ends and Elation, an equipment designer/manufacturer begins. At NAMM this year the Chinese manufacturers were a huge presence, and what they were willing to offer on the show floor makes me really wonder about designs and intellectual property.

Besides what folks would say on the floor, there seemed to be another level of bottom feeders at the show, willing to ship 100 unit lots of product already stamped "Elation", supposed complete with manuals, out of Indonesia, at rock bottom prices.

Given that I don't see that level of gray market, remarket, whatever activity with a low end manufactuer like Chauvet, or higher end makers like Martin and Robe, it really makes me wonder how far they have really come from brandstamp origins.

-jjf