By Michael Stilwell
We get this question all the time and it always reminds us how small of a market the USA really is. I once heard a statistic that 80% of the pianos being made today are sold in Asia. That is a huge number! These days about 80% of the pianos made are made in China. This number has grown tremendously over the last 20 years as most manufacturers are moving their plants there to cut labor costs and to take advantage of a workforce with years of experience in piano manufacturing. This has lowered the price of pianos and has allowed families...
By Josh Kludy
Merry Christmas from Stilwell Pianos Arizona’s number one Used Piano Store! The busy season is upon us and it seems lots of good boys and girls will be getting beautiful used pianos this Christmas! November was our busiest sales month on record and now our tuner is busy getting everyone’s piano [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
Pianos For Sale on Craigslist I (Michael) get about 4 calls a week from people asking questions about buying a used piano on craigslist. They often are looking at a specific piano on craigslist that they think is the best deal they will ever guess. They say things like “If I don’t buy this [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
Hello from the road! We (Adam and I) are on our way back from picking up used grand pianos in California. We picked up 4 baby grand pianos and one grand piano with a player yesterday here and we are eager to get home and unload the over weighted trailer… Used Pianos [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
It has been a few weeks since our last post and so much has changed! The changes were inspired by our desire to provide the most professional, honest service we can to our Gilbert Arizona, Mesa Arizona, Chandler Arizona, Tempe Arizona, Scottsdale Arizona and Phoenix Arizona piano customers. As you know, we not only sell [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
Competition – Ya we have that… Here at Stilwell Pianos we consider ourselves pretty lucky to be the only used piano store in Tempe. There are a couple music lessons studios that sell a piano or two but nothing like what we have. That does not mean there are not other piano [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
Our used piano store in Arizona has been extremely busy since our last blog post! In January we sold around 25 used pianos and February about 23 used pianos. Since we started our other business The Vintage Piano Shop we have been selling a lot more used vintage pianos that have been refinished and restored to have that “shabby chic” look. Click on the link above to check out the new site and some of our more recent pianos! Here is a little pic of one:
By Michael Stilwell
Many of you know that Stilwell Pianos was actually started by my grandfather Ralph Stilwell in Decatur Illinois in 1956. By the time I got into the business, grandpa Ralph was already in a nursing home and unable to formally hand the business down to me. At this time, I [...]
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By Michael Stilwell
As my wife gets closer and closer to her due date, I was starting to worry that I would miss the birth. We have been getting our used baby grand pianos from California for about a year now and since we are growing, I am forced to go on these trips about every 10 days. For the past couple weeks or so I was worried that I would be out of town buying used baby grand pianos when my wife went into labor. Last week (the 19th) we got 4 used baby grand pianos from California and they all sold within about 5 days… This meant that I was going to have to turn around and go get more to make sure the shop was stocked for the beginning of October. She is due October 4th and I know I am not going to want to go get more pianos for a week or two after the baby is born.
Right after selling all the pianos this week, I started getting calls from people in Arizona who wanted to sell their piano. I have not bought locally for a while since I can usually get such good deals in California but I figured I would give it a try since it was going to keep me in town. It has only been 4 days and I have bought 3 used baby grand pianos in Arizona for the shop! They have all been extremely nice pianos and I could not have asked for better sellers. Since I threw my back out on our last California trip (long story)
By Michael Stilwell
