What do these changes mean for the future of chamber music? With the technological advances have come questions of aesthetics and sociological changes in music, writes analyst Baron.
Grades to leather are given by either the manufacturer OR the store that is selling it. If the manufacturer has applied a grading system, they are using the numbers/letters to tell you either a) what type of leather was used or b) how the leather was finished or a combination of the two.
Leather/vinyl combination manufacturing strategies (sometimes referred to as leather-mate, leather-match, or other marketing terms) are a ploy by the manufacturer to reduce cost. And in this reduction in materials cost for the manufacturer, the life expectancy of the furniture is greatly diminished. By as much as 75%, depending on usage patterns. Recliners are the most common type of furniture for leather and vinyl match. One prominent San Francisco bay area retailer told us that 70% of all supposed leather recliners are actually leather/vinyl. If you expect a long, useful life from your leather furniture - be careful at the point of purchase.