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No manufacturer will keep making a product which they see as not carrying enough demand.
There is an interesting look at this: Stetson made the Nostalgia but really did not support the product with much to spell out the idea of an open crown hat. I heard rumor / supposition that many at Stetson wanted it to fail as an open crown offering so they could continue just doing what they were doing.
The appeal of an open crown fedora is limited to those in the know as it were. It is a case of educating your customers. An educated customer will often step up in grade when making a purchase. Since 98% of the people that are coming for a first time purchase don't know bupkis about fedoras, fur felt, sweat bands, brim width, crown creases (bashes) they will know nothing about creasing the crown themselves and it will have no appeal to them or scare them away. "Why should i buy a hat I have to crease myself when there are all of these that have been done for me and look really crisp?"
For some if you said this is what your grandfather did it might intrigue them but most people know nothing and just want a hat like Charlie Sheen has.
5 second attention spans, sound bite lives and a need for ultimate convenience tends to point away from an open crown offering, unless they get educated.