Why musical instrument makers are secretive.

Lee Schierer wrote:

In an age before patents and copyrights, the only protection any craftsman had regarding trade secrets were jut that they were kept secret so others couldn't copy them.  If I were able to make a musical instrument that was superior to all or almost all others, why would I tell anyone the secret to my success?  Most instrument makers, by the way died pretty much in poverty.

In the old days, guilds protected many trades from copy cat's etc. Yes, it could be argued it was a protectionist system but it also guaranteed quality to customers. 
A competent employee could look forward to long term job security and raise a family.
Stradivarius was a wealthy man. A very successful violin maker in his own time.
The same was true for many other instruments and their maker's. 
The Ruckers Harpsichord dynasty produced exceptional sounding instruments through very advanced subtle engineering of their work. Dying in poverty ? No. That's a more recent phenomenon. Brought on by the Masonic Mafia and the Catholic Church. 
A qualified master Organ builder could expect to pay off his mortgage and raise a family. They were highly respected craftsmen. 
In the past, management generally understood the importance of giving working men dignity and pride in their work.
No longer.

The nature of craftsmanship is to adapt to ones existing environment and keep moving forward. Tempering requires greater discipline than hardening. 
Cold hammer forging while stretching is the art of driving one's soul in to the weapon of choice. Blood and sweat. Cold fire and the temple in mother earth's shadow. 
The Harpsichord is more than an instrument just of music.
It is the blacksmiths gauge of material strength and virtue. I have seen and wielded those blades of cold fire. I have forged them.
I know the art of the Dwarves.

David Weaver wrote:

Maurice - I'm afraid that's going to be too hard to follow for marketing purposes.

And that's the way we like to keep it.
My soul isn't for sale.

Added later 13 h 43 min 44 s:

Marketing shit as ice cream made America the junk food capital of the world. 
Actually it seems to be a market niche they created across many sectors. Main battle tanks that use turbines  ! How dumb can you get ? 
Don't get me started on the Blockheed Martin and their vaunted F35. 
A country so free it has the highest prison population on the planet. A country so convinced of its exceptionalism that it can fuck any country they like for arms profits. 
Because Aipac runs their congress and senate for them. 
And now their carrier fleet is redundant because of hypersonic missiles. 
Guys, you gotta change your thinking before you get us all killed for Ronald MacDonald.
Clown world sucks.

Point well taken. It just so happens my families cousins designed and built the Mosquito. 
FYI. It was developed from my families twin engined fighter, the Westland whirlwind.
Designed by Teddy Petter. 
My grandfather flew both types during the war. 
Because we brought the UK quickly to parity against the Germans it forced them to drastically shift their strategies.
The Mosquito had a very low radar return being made of wood. It surgically attacked critical infrastructure with minimal civilian casualties. It changed the course of the war.
It supplied fighter cover for the dams raid and ended Germany's nuclear program underneath them. FYI.
The wooden wonder was built by cabinet makers, Joiners, piano makers, Pipe organ builder's, pattern makers etc in sheds and workshops dispersed around the country. 
To fast to catch, it could out manouver a focke Wulf 190. 
X squadron marks had pulse cannons.
The entire fuselage was a capacitor to hold the multi million volt discharge required to power it. The lethality of this mark deterred the Japanese from invading Australia. One pulse hit against a battle ship was enough at water level. 
The German night fighters were evaporated in a blinding blue white flash.
Sorry, hope that's not to off topic.
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The real interest in woodworking and its related cross disciplines is a deep subject with many layers. You won't get the solid gold on YouTube or in any other venue. 
Experience and experiment leads to many exciting and rewarding discoveries far beyond the superficial bling that most focus on. Timber has many unique properties. Only hands on will you fully realise the possibilities. It is a complex matrix of carbon nanotubes, minerals, organic compounds etc. Each timber a specialist application. How it looks is interesting and pleasing to the eye. How it performs under load and married to resonant inputs ? 
There's the magic.