small vs large grands

[Ric Brekne]

Hi Stephen

I would expect that given your short circuit scenario the average size 
of grands purchased would hop up a couple notches.  Clearly many buy a 
smaller grand because of price. Equally clearly many buy for size.  
Loudness is not a buying  issue IMHO. 

So.... grin... why are you putting this question to us here ?

Cheers
RicB
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Why do consumers buy a small grand instead of a large grand?

Two obvious reasons:

    1. cheaper
    2. more suited to domestic conditions because
        (a) smaller footprint and/or
        (b) not as loud

but it's not clear which of these is the driver, and whether
different reasons apply to different classes of consumer.

I'll pose a hypothetical question and short circuit reason #1:
suppose all grands of a particular famous make sold for the same
amount. Would you expect reason #2 to still drive consumers to the
smaller grands, and if so is it (a) and (b) that kicks in? or would
you expect most consumers to go for the big grands and somehow make
them work in their domestic circumstances?

Stephen
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