Piano Cost

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Welcome to Piano Cost. I have been in the piano business since 1977, and spent most of my adult life with Baldwin Piano, an old American piano brand which started in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1862. Like many American companies during the last part of the 20th century, Baldwin had some rough goes when the Asian imports – first the Japanese in the 1970s, then the Koreans in the 1980s, and then the Chinese in the 1990s – all started to keep capturing market share in the lucrative US market. Baldwin went into a second bankruptcy within 2 decades in 2002, and was purchased by Gibson Guitar in Nashville, TN. I was brought down to Nashville to become the Product Manager for Baldwin and spent a couple years trying to rebuild the Baldwin brand. After a couple years, financial hardships at Gibson Guitar meant that I had to finally say “goodbye” to a company I had worked for for 25 years. I’m ready for a vacation!

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Always close to my heart, I have watched the piano business continue to decline – at least as far as new pianos sold in the United States annually. Last year, we were about half of the pianos sold as just 10 years ago. There are a couple handful of reasons for the decline in the number of pianos sold in the United states – the longevity of pianos, the aftermarket sales of pianos (four to five times as many pianos (used ones) are sold consumer to consumer as sold in piano stores), the decline of the importance of piano in a child’s upbringing, both within the school system and also within young families… those are the biggest reasons…

For those interested in pianos in general and piano pricing in particular, Piano Cost gathers together informative articles about pianos and piano costs, educational piano videos, and lively chatter and conversation about the cost of pianos. Thanks for supporting this website .

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