It’s been a busy January. The big annual Musical Instrument Industry trade show NAMM descended on us again, as usual at the Anaheim Convention center outside Los Angeles. I don’t have hard numbers but traffic seemed definitely down…hey, it’s been a tough year and 2008 doesn’t necessarily look any better. The Bosendorfer booth was well […]
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Stretching (not Yoga)
I’ve owned a Reyburn Cyber Tuner for the last year. Pretty cool little device and very informative to let you know what is going on when one tunes a piano. I’m far from being one of those egg head electronic tuners that are so common at the conventions, but have gotten a little way into […]
Manufacturer Concert Programs
It appears that not many people really understand the economics, politics and strategy of running a concert program. This happens to be something I know a lot about, maybe more than just about anybody in the country with a few (1 or 2) possible exceptions. I say that graciously without actually believing it. There are […]
Maybe I’ll say one more thing…
I worked for for Bosendorfer during the Kimball years. That, in my opinion, was a much less logical combination than Bosendorfer and Yamaha and there were plenty of jokes (Kimball-dorfers, Bosen-balls). But, in fact, Kimball was a wonderful steward for Bosendorfer, probably a better steward of Bosendorfer than of their own brand. I believe that […]
Yes, Bosendorfer has been sold to Yamaha
Pending approval by the Yamaha board in late December. Then probably a couple months of closing. I’m not going to say much, except that I believe that Yamaha is purchasing Bosendorfer with the best of intentions for preserving an important name in the piano industry and helping them prosper. I believe they will be good stewards […]
PianoWorld Saves the Industry
There have been a number of threads on PianoWorld focused on the perceived ills of the industry and how to fix them. A number of the posters seem to think that manufacturers are idiots, with no marketing skills or sense of the industry. People come up with these expensive programs that “they” should do, with […]