https://euphonium.studio/oem/Recent content in OEMs & stencils on Euphonium StudioHugoen-usMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://euphonium.studio/oem/jinbao/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://euphonium.studio/oem/jinbao/<!-- OEM HUB — not a consumer brand; referenced by brand records via provenance.oem. JinBao is a large brass-instrument OEM in Tianjin, China. Its euphoniums are rebadged and sold under a range of retail brand names — WIDELY UNDERSTOOD (trade knowledge, not stated by the brands themselves) to include: - Monzani - Mack Brass - Schiller (Jim Laabs Music) - Wessex HANDLE WITH CARE: - These mappings are the editor's expert/trade knowledge, NOT sourced from the brands' own materials -> flagged needs-citation. Hedge in prose ("widely understood to be built by JinBao"). - Mappings are MODEL-SPECIFIC and change over time. A brand may source some models from JinBao and others elsewhere, or switch factories. Wessex in particular has used multiple factories and higher-end sources; do not assume its ENTIRE range is JinBao. - Be FAIR. A well-run stencil brand adds genuine value: quality selection/QC, setup, a domestic warranty and service, community, and keen pricing. The point of listing the OEM is transparency for the buyer, not to disparage the brand. USE: the /buying/ stencil explainer should present the JinBao -> brands map as a diagram; individual brand records (e.g. Wessex, Mack Brass) set provenance.oem: "JinBao" and provenance.build: "stencil" and link back here. -->https://euphonium.studio/oem/ovis/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://euphonium.studio/oem/ovis/<!-- OEM HUB — not a consumer brand; referenced by brand records via provenance.oem. The Ovis Company is a brass-instrument OEM in Tianjin, China. Its euphoniums are rebadged and sold under retail brands — WIDELY UNDERSTOOD (trade knowledge, not stated by the brands) to include: - ACB Doubler (Austin Custom Brass) - John Packer - Thomann (house brand) - K.Custom (Kessler & Sons) SAME CARE AS JINBAO: - Editor/trade knowledge, needs-citation, hedge in prose. - Model-specific and subject to change; a brand may mix sources. - Be fair — these brands add selection, setup, warranty, service, and price. CROSS-REFERENCE — the John Packer wrinkle: JP sells Ovis-stencil euphoniums under its OWN name AND owns the heritage British marque STERLING (see _maker-sterling.md). That same-owner span (a stencil line + a heritage brand) sharpens the open Sterling question: if JP's house euphoniums are Ovis-sourced, is the JP-owned Sterling Virtuoso still UK hand-built, or also OEM-sourced? Keep the Sterling provenance flagged until confirmed. -->