pac-rim?

[roberto]

Hi,
I'm a spanish mandolinista, and I got troubles with some english terms. What does it mean "pac-rim"?
I've read this word several times here and others forums, and I got no idea of the meaning.

Thanks, amigos.

[Greenmando]

Pac rim or Pacific rim refers to Asian made products.

[Stephen Perry]

Even though California is on the Pacific Rim? And Beijing isn't (it is inland).

[arbarnhart]

Even though California is on the Pacific Rim? #And Beijing isn't (it is inland).
I guess Asia is the rim and California is the bottom of the bucket...

[mandroid]

Its the container seaports for the most part;
Singapore,Hong Kong, Shanghai, going
to Oakland, Long Beach or Tacoma.
I rarely see much but bulk carriers on the Columbia,
more Cars in, grain and raw logs out.

[JeffS]

Gilchrist mandolins are considered Pac-Rim right?

[Michael H Geimer]

So ... Larrivee's California made instruments are 'officially' Pac-Rim Imports?

Steve's got a real point there. The way we (I) often use the term is in truth innacurate, and geography is rarely the point being made anyways. Something to think about.

Gobble gobble!

- Benig

[Spruce]

"Pac rim or Pacific rim refers to Asian made products. "

Pacific Rim Tonewoods in Concrete, Washington--the largest supplier of guitar tops that I know of in the world--would beg to differ... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[mandroid]

Concrete Tonewoods?, for rock music ! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif