I think it depends on what you're getting in a future MUSA frame. If the forthcoming Waterford Atlantis, AHH, etc. basically retain the features of the pre-2018, regular(-ish) chain stay, 2-3 degree upsloping top tube models, I don't think the used market for these frames will benefit as much.
But if they're basically just US-made versions of the same LWB, compact frame sizes as the MIT models, I think those looking for the "classic" features will probably drive up prices on the used market. For example, I think that the MUSA Atlantis was available for a short time with a revised geometry and different tire sizes, but I'm not sure if that's the plan going forward, or if you can still buy what I'll call the "classic" Atlantis via Waterford. Remains to be seen with the Hilsen as well. Dunno. (Also, tangentially, one of the reasons why '80s-'90s MIJ/CIJ Fenders command such a relatively high price is because they were actually superior in many ways to MIA Fenders of the same vintage. Japan was pumping out good value reissues with excellent attention to the classic details the market wanted, while America largely concentrated on new and different. Nobody pines for a '91 American Standard Tele, but you'll always find a buyer for a FujiGen '62 Custom RI. Oversimplification, but still.) Jeff Hagedorn Los Angeles, CA USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
