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New Piano Market Statistics: Inside the Quiet Transformation of Piano Playing
For those of us who spend our lives on the bench — whether teaching, practicing for a recital, or simply playing for the love of it – the piano has always been a singular concept: wood, felt, strings, and soul. Yet, recent global market reports reveal that the definition of our instrument is expanding and evolving in ways that affect us all. Read more
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Offline Bob

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"End of the piano industry" article
on: January 19, 2009, 01:18:12 AM
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Offline arensky

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Re: "End of the piano industry" article
Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 06:18:03 PM
Interesting article, and very true. I've been watching this happen for a long time time now, so it's no surprise to me. The analogy to the current auto industry bailout is dead on, I think. The same author recently wrote another article about decline in American musical education standards and practices. It's somewhere in their archives but I'm not finding it. Here are some others...

https://mises.org/story/272

https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=129

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Offline Petter

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Re: "End of the piano industry" article
Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 06:59:46 PM
Sounds like a very liberal view. Hope he get´s run over by a public school march band. 
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