My personal experience in NZ is that piano is actually not such a popular instrument (it may have been quite popular with the older generation, but how often do you see a kiwi play piano nowadays?)# s* [' p7 i5 N$ }
5 A6 ^7 C5 B) H# A. U8 \I guess that's because NZ is mainly a sporting country. Sports has always been its main focus and it is not hard to imagine that, it is very difficult to relate sports with "classical" music. The average kiwi loves hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock and so on. In fact a few kiwi friends have mentioned to me that they can only relate piano with "classical music", and learning classical piano music gives a very "geeky" impression to others. With peer pressure amongst the kids, it is not surprising that kiwis kids tend to opt for the "cooler" band-type instruments. (That is, if they had the will to learn music at all)" v* @6 u# c- U$ _8 b, B R
% k" P# Q3 u' Q% s" I# [% H7 [+ [- {I'm not that familiar with older instruments, but I've been looking around for (new) entry-level pianos for my friends lately and a new yamaha U1 is around 10 -12k nzd nowadays, which gives me the impression that pianos aren't that cheap in NZ at all (unless you're good enough to pick a genuinely great 2nd hand piano - but given the time and energy required for the search it may not prove to be feasible).
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' B- O2 O5 M9 C$ ?5 _/ S7 b7 h4 ~8 EMind you, with a bit of luck, it is still possible to locate a good 2nd hand piano for around 4 - 5k.# k9 T! w1 \1 m' K- j1 v
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Steinway has got to be one of my most favourite brands. Each Steinway has its own personality and it is such a thrill to try them out. Shame that I do not know that many people in NZ who owns a Steinway.- [9 b8 K L& i- k
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