Yes, I know it's not getting that close to Christmas just yet, though Halloween candy IS showing up on grocery store shelves already. Christmas actually is not the subject of this entry, though it does play a roll. If you've ever sold a piano on the private market, you may have the impression that it's a simple task, or you may think that finding a buyer is nearly impossible. Of course it always depends on what you have and what others are looking for, but one of the...
If you've ever come into Stilwell Pianos and asked about buying a used piano off of Craigslist, you may already know that my biggest job is keeping our floor stocked with quality used instruments. Because we sell 20-35 pianos each month, sourcing these instruments and getting them up to our standards means we are constantly bringing in new stock and prioritizing what we need on the floor so our customers have the broadest selection possible.
One thing that...
On the topic of gray market Kawai and Yamaha pianos.
Hi guys! With Yamaha and Kawai being among our most popular used piano brands, the subject of gray market comes up a lot, especially when it comes to Yamaha pianos. I wanted to talk a little bit about what we've found in our experience working with these instruments that were originally built and sold, generally for the Japanese market.
Gray market technically refers to pianos that compete with authorized new piano dealers, regardless of where they came from. For this discussion,...
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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Summer Sales Piano sales in the summer are usually slow so we are happy to report not only did we survive, we thrived! With kids being out of school, families are too busy keeping up with vacations and such; so purchasing a family piano goes on the back burner. We [...]
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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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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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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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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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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:
