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March 11, 2020 at 10:25pm

Once a fixture in the American home, pianos are easy to find for cheap these days and those who own them are having trouble finding people take them off their hands.

A trend of unwanted pianos has been felt across the nation for years, according to news reports.

The National Association of Music Merchants reports merchandisers sold 364,500 pianos in 1909, but it’s been a steady slide since, picking up speed in the 21st century.

"Yamaha sold fewer acoustic pianos as years... See More

Once a fixture in the American home, pianos are easy to find for cheap these days and those who own them are having trouble finding people take them off their hands.

A trend of unwanted pianos has been felt across the nation for years, according to news reports.

The National Association of Music Merchants reports merchandisers sold 364,500 pianos in 1909, but it’s been a steady slide since, picking up speed in the 21st century.

"Yamaha sold fewer acoustic pianos as years went by because customers were instead buying electric pianos. The digitization of music over the decades, as well as the increase in activities available to young people, has pulled attention away from the acoustic piano and the music for which it was designed", one said.

#abandon #disposal #acoustic #digital #buy #sell

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Hitting a low note: Pianos becoming extinct in US homes
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Mabel Ong
March 10, 2020 at 1:11pm

An old upright piano was pushed up against a brick wall with the sign “Free Piano.”

The piano, once the pride of many American living rooms, seems out of tune with a growing number of households. People who own old uprights, especially the oak and walnut ones, often have the same problem as those with homes full of traditional brown furniture: When you need to get it out of your house, you can’t sell it or even give it away.

"I know it’s super-duper expensive to move a piano.... See More

An old upright piano was pushed up against a brick wall with the sign “Free Piano.”

The piano, once the pride of many American living rooms, seems out of tune with a growing number of households. People who own old uprights, especially the oak and walnut ones, often have the same problem as those with homes full of traditional brown furniture: When you need to get it out of your house, you can’t sell it or even give it away.

"I know it’s super-duper expensive to move a piano. What immediately went through my mind were visual images of how this piano might have been used. Maybe a family once sat around it or a kid took lessons on it? Why was it discarded? Pianos bring people together, they are part of celebrations. It kind of made me sad to see it out there in the alley"

#abandon #disposal #sell #buy #renovation #upright #old

www.washingtonpost.com
When old pianos must go, it’s a difficult parting — on many levels
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March 10, 2020 at 12:24pm

Americans are still making music, just not as much on traditional pianos.

"As the technology for electronic instruments and keyboards has improved people have switched, because you don't have to tune an electronic keyboard. You can carry it with you, it's lightweight. It can make any sound you want."

The economic difficulties of piano dealers reflect the larger issues that faced America’s piano manufacturers. Like the U.S. auto industry, it was hit hard by imports from Asia, as... See More

Americans are still making music, just not as much on traditional pianos.

"As the technology for electronic instruments and keyboards has improved people have switched, because you don't have to tune an electronic keyboard. You can carry it with you, it's lightweight. It can make any sound you want."

The economic difficulties of piano dealers reflect the larger issues that faced America’s piano manufacturers. Like the U.S. auto industry, it was hit hard by imports from Asia, as well as by the growing popularity of electronic keyboards.

There were 160 piano makers in the U.S. a century ago. There are only four major producers today. Manufacturing has shifted largely to China, Korea and Japan.

#acoustic #digital #buy #parent #teacher #sell #manufacturer

www.voanews.com
US Piano Sellers Change Their Tune to Stay in the Money
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Michael LS
March 10, 2020 at 11:34am

The piano has been the staple of family homes for generations, but cultural shifts and the recession have seen sales plunge in the United States.

The owners of many piano stores are under pressure as the traditional acoustic piano falls out of favour. Children have been distracted by smart phones and iPads and sport.

Why learn the piano when you can make a phone sound like an instrument at the touch of a finger?

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The piano has been the staple of family homes for generations, but cultural shifts and the recession have seen sales plunge in the United States.

The owners of many piano stores are under pressure as the traditional acoustic piano falls out of favour. Children have been distracted by smart phones and iPads and sport.

Why learn the piano when you can make a phone sound like an instrument at the touch of a finger?

#acoustic #digital #SmartPhone #technology #iphone #ipad #buy #parent #teacher #sell

www.abc.net.au
Pianos fail to hit the right note in US as sales plunge
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November 21, 2019 at 1:34pm

Many old pianos are now being dumped, abandoned, neglected, smashed - even burnt. Why is this happening, and should we care?

"There are more and more pianos reaching extinction, needing to go to the graveyard."

Restorers often make the analogy with vintage cars - it is usually cheaper to buy new than rebuild, and keeping an old model going is more a hobby pursuit than a practical one.

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Many old pianos are now being dumped, abandoned, neglected, smashed - even burnt. Why is this happening, and should we care?

"There are more and more pianos reaching extinction, needing to go to the graveyard."

Restorers often make the analogy with vintage cars - it is usually cheaper to buy new than rebuild, and keeping an old model going is more a hobby pursuit than a practical one.

#used #dispose #disposal #sell

www.bbc.com
Why so many old pianos are dumped
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