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HISTORY BEHIND PianoDisc THE ULTIMATE IN PLAYER PIANOS PianoDisc is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of player piano systems, with a dealer network that literally spans the globe. The company was founded in 1988, and in very short order became one of the most successful, innovative and influential companies in the music products industry. PianoDisc began in a modest-sized piano retail store in Sacramento, California, which was owned by brothers Gary & Kirk Burgett. In 1979, the two had decided to start a business together that would take advantage of each one’s talents and interests. Gary was a pianist and music teacher with a successful studio of his own, and Kirk was a skilled piano technician and rebuilder. The company they founded was called Burgett Pianos, and through a combination of hard work and marketing savvy they rapidly took annual sales from 50 pianos to over 400. One important selling tool for the brothers was a product called Pianocorder, a cassette-driven player system that could be added to any piano. The Burgetts let Pianocorder demonstrate their pianos in malls, department stores, model homes and a host of other offsite locations, and it drew fascinated customers—people who didn’t play the piano and never would have thought of buying one—into their store. Pianocorder sales eventually made up close to 40% of Burgett Pianos’ business, so the brothers were alarmed when, in 1988, Yamaha (the Japanese piano manufacturer), bought the rights to Pianocorder and promptly took it off the market. Yamaha planned to come out with its own player system and wanted to eliminate its competition beforehand. Since the Burgetts were not Yamaha dealers, they suddenly had no player system to sell and stood to lose 40% of their sales. In the true entrepreneurial spirit, the Burgetts saw this not as a catastrophe but as an opportunity. They knew they were not alone—there were thousands of piano dealers with no product to sell—so they decided to meet the demand by making their own system, which they called PianoDisc. They produced their first system in March of 1989 and over the years many generations of PianoDisc player systems have been introduced, each one expanding the capabilities and features of the last. To support a product as sophisticated as PianoDisc, a music library was needed that was just as sophisticated, so the company began recording some of the world’s finest pianists. Over the years, more than 4000 songs in every category of music have been recorded for PianoDisc and its library is still growing. Today, PianoDisc systems are in private homes, hotels, restaurants, music schools, recording studios and a host of other places, bringing the joy of live music to anyone who hears them. The company has over 600 dealers and distributors in 40 countries around the world. Wherever it’s shown everyone agrees: PianoDisc is one of the most exciting music products to come along in decades, and an important component in modern home entertainment. I Purchased this piano in 1999 as a Christmas present for my wife who loves to play and listen to great music, so I'm trying to sell it so that we can upgrade to a Baby Grand Player Piano. The purchased price was $10,000 so at the price were asking is a great deal. Along with the piano we are giving you (8) PianoDisc floppy discs to start you on your way to Great Experience they are as follows: Candlelight & Wine "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" Popular "Pop, Rock 'N' Roll" Theme "Theme Park Favorites" Ragetime/Stride "Scott Joplin's Greatest Hits" Ragetime/Stride "Artist series" "Dick Hyman Plays - Boogie - Woogie And The Blues" Country & Western "For The Good Times" Christmas "I'll Be Home For Christmas" Christmas "A Christmas Sing-Along" This has been a fantastic piano to play and to listen to. There are a a couple of very small scratches as shown in the pictures. If you have any questions in regards to this item even if they seem insignificant PLEASE E-MAIL WITH YOUR QUESTION!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL BEFORE BIDDING!!! PERSONAL CHECKS TAKE 7-10 DAYS TO CLEAR! GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS & KEEP THEM SAFE!!! THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK BIDDING.
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