small vs large grands

[Stephen Birkett]

I agree with the apparent consensus that 2b (i.e. volume) is not a 
major factor.

This probably hits the nail of the head:

>Unless everyone agrees that a concert grand is a "must
>have", you can expect the pianist to demand the
>largest piano they can stuff into the room, while the
>non-player in the household may try to minimize the
>foot print and expense.  I know of some instances
>where the spouse didn't care for a large piano because
>it took up too much living room space.

[Yeah. Three grands in the living doesn't do much for domestic harmony :-)]

I agree that you have to link size attitudes to market sectors to 
make sense of this. I was most interested in the musician category, 
i.e. serious piano buyers. Price notwithstanding, I think most 
(amateur and professional) pianists would probably aspire to owning a 
full size concert grand provided they had the physical space for it. 
The hypothetical question wasn't entirely cheating - I am serious to 
know what sort of market might be there if a full size concert grand 
could be marketed for $ upright.

Stephen

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Dr Stephen Birkett
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