Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:02:11 -0700
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] repeat: ventriloquist figures suppliers?


She can join worldvents mailing list also.  On Yahoo groups.

At 09:43 AM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
>Matheiw
>Insist she join
>The International Ventriloquist Society
>and they can work with her.
>Suze
>
>
>In a message dated 5/8/2008 7:49:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>Mike-AT-puppetsandprops.com writes:
>
>
>Mathieu René wrote:
> > Hi all.
> >
> > The local  teenage ventriloquist is testing my patience with long phone
>calls and emails,  trying to convince me to make the puppet, even though I
>finally said I would  not, explaining all the 
>technical (learning curve for me, all
>those precise  mechs)  and temporal ramifications.
> >
> > I suggested she go  with something simpler and less expensive for now, but
>nothing short of a  classic-style hard figure will work.
> > Axtell has a great latex figure  that has a hard-dummy "style", but it
>didn't tickle her fancy.
> >
> >  So, you understand why I'd like to see her 
> dummy quest resolved as soon as
>  possible.
> >
> > Just in case some of you may know where to find what  she's looking for, I
>repeat the request I put about a week ago, but 
>now it's  simplified, with less
>options:
> >
> > Where can we find a 
> pro  ventriloquist  figure for $600 (canadian or US) or
> > less, with a  classic look, and the following movements: self-centering
> > left-right  eyes, lower jaw. Blinkers (bothe 
> eyes, single control) would be
>a nice  addition,
> > but not mandatory if it blows up the price higher than her  budget.
> > A used figure would be a great option for her, I think.
> > She really wants a traditional control stick.
> >
> > She  recently wanted a Fred Figure from Mike Brose, but the price was
>higher than  what her parents will allow her to spend (limit: 600$).
> > Then she fell  for mike Brose's "Ember", thinking it was less of an
>investment, but she  confused the deposit for the total price.
> >
> > So, if you know of  any reliable supplier of vent figures, especially used
>and in good condition,  let me know, and I'll translate for her.
> >
> >  Thanks!
> >
>Hi Mathieu,
>
>Yes, it is very difficult  to explain sometimes to certain customers,
>that what they are asking for  is simply not reasonable or feasible. They
>usually have no idea what is  involved in making such a complex vent
>figure, much less why good quality  will cost a little more.
>
>Or why you can not make a copyrighted face for  them.
>
>I get numerous requests from prospective customers who want an  exact
>copy of famed ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's 'Achmed', or 'Walter'  figure,
>or other such famous faces. I have to politely decline each one  and
>briefly explain that I can not legally do that.
>
>I also get  numerous requests for custom figures that are not in the
>realms of what is  practical or realistic to build, especially when they
>want to see if I  would do one for them for real cheap! <G> Or for the
>same price as a  stock figure. As some kind of favor? They don't realize
>that we have to  eat too! <G> I'm sure most anyone on the list who builds
>puppets for  others get similar requests. What most of us have to decide
>fairly early  on is what we *are* and *are not* willing to do or take on.
>Then it gets  much easier to know what to reply to such requests. You
>will also save  yourself a HUGE amount of grief by not taking on
>assignments that you will  end up losing money or getting in over your
>head technically. I've done  it. Learned painful lessons. Not fun. A lot
>fewer and far between these  days!
>
>Yes, I received the same phone calls (every 5 minutes!) and  emails, but
>was even more fun for me because my French is almost  non-existent. I see
>I have another email to answer from her now.......  <G>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Mike  Brose
>http://www.puppetsandprops.com
>
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