Piano Industry

[Tony Caught]

Hi Lynn

----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn Rosenberg <Lynn@eznet.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: Was Sohmer now Piano Industry


> Hi Toni,
Lynn I am a boy type person, boy persons spell tony with a Y.

you have some good points. My problem is this, and I see it coming,
> do you want to spend $5000 on a 7 year old  who wants to try piano???

"A lot of people do and a lot more should. It is always interesting to note
that if a sales person cares to spend the time with the customer to explain
the piano, tone, touch, tuning, benefits and etc the sales person may not
sell more pianos but will be selling at a higher price."

new pianos are getting to expensive, eventually used pianos will disappear,
> because for every one that is discarded, that's one less piano available.

"New pianos are actually getting cheaper. Don't compare $ value over 20
years and say new pianos are dearer, compare the price of the piano with how
many loaves of bread it would buy then and now, or, the 5 of the anuall
average wage at the different times."

> Can you imagine rebuilding Lester spinets???

"No. who would want to. In rebuilding think of value for money first."

Also the average kid in this country anyway is more interested in MTV,
computers, etc.

" This applies every where but for example, my daughter is was 16 yesterday,
downloads music for three hours every night whilst doing homework, chats on
the phone at the same time, but, she learns piano, she practices, she has
learnt how to concentrate on one thing for a 1/2 hour and she gets B+, A, A,
A, A+ results in her tests. Learning keyboard is an advantage for every kid,
promote it."

I can't imagine giving a concert on a Clavinova.

"I guess someone learnt on a decent piano then."

Most of the Us Manufacturers are gone, where getting more and more of these
Cheep imports from China, old American names such as George Steck, Cable
Nelson, Fischer, are being made over seas, probably the same piano but
different names.

America went through a period in the recent past where they made a lot of
rubbish, not only pianos but everything.  Piano factories went but so to did
the steel works and car manufacturers and the light tool industry and and
and.  But I am glad to say a turn around happened reciently and it is still
gaining momentum."

Can you imagine Sohmer being made in China???

"Yes. Sohmer is a good piano but its not that good. And China can make good
products under the right curcumstances."

Its coming, and the Electronic piano is taking over, because of the price of
the acoustics are too high.   As far as I'm concerned, the industry in this
country is going down hill.  Lynn

Lynn are you in the piano business ? Do you enjoy it ? It would seem that
from your thoughts you are promoting electric pianos and not accoustics. ?
What do you wat to do ?.

Regards

Tony Caught ICPTG
Australia
caute@optusnet.com.au