As will be discussed later, while price and reputation are often associated with quality, that association is far from perfectly consistent.
That is, if a dealer carried every brand, how would he or she position those brands, in terms of relative quality, when presenting them to prospective purchasers?įor pianos intended for consumer use, this positioning is usually done along lines of price for high-end and luxury instruments - where price is less likely to be a buyer’s primary concern - there is a rough pecking order based on reputation. This summary is not, strictly speaking, a ranking of quality rather, it is intended as a description of how manufacturers and dealers position their products in the marketplace.
The chart and commentary that follow are intended to provide the newcomer to the piano market with a simple summary of how this market is organized.
