332 Kawai Pianos - Loewen Piano House

SEPTEMBER 2012
Published for the Guests of the
Capilano University Piano Sale,
British Columbia’s Largest
Institutional Piano Sale
Information Sources:
Canadian Real Estate Assoc.,
Canadian Automotive Dealers
Assoc., Stats Canada and
Kawai Canada Music MSRP
2012 $$$
2012 $$$
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1997 $$$
332 Kawai Pianos - Total Value of $4,200,000.
2012 $$$
2012 $$$
2012 $$$
% CHANGE
IN PRICES
SINCE 1997
N. Vancouver, B.C—More than 500 browsers and buyers
attended the first three-day on-campus piano sale at the Sportsplex in September 1994. The collaborative effort between Kawai
Canada Music, the local Kawai dealer and Capilano College has
become an annual event and this year marks its 18th year.
The original agreement, signed with Kawai in July of 1994, provided the college with a free loan of eight uprights and four grand
pianos. In addition, Kawai donated $5,000. to the College Foundation to establish a music scholarship. This was matched by the
provincial government.
HOUSING GASOLINE
AUTO
GRAND
UPRIGHT
Since 1994, Kawai and its dealer have provided Capilano
College/University with a total of sixty eight grand pianos,
two hundred uprights and sixty four digital pianos...worth a total
retail value of $4,200,000.
DIGITAL
From 1997 to 2012, selling prices of most
consumer products have risen sharply.
Price of an average
3 bedroom house
has risen by 90%+
Cost of a litre of
gas, has increased
by 80%+
A typical 4-door sedan
auto now sells for
40%+ more
Many Kawai Pianos are now selling for LESS and offer You, the
piano shopper, the greatest value in over 15 years. Through the
combined efforts of Kawai America Corp., Kawai Canada Music and
Kawai Japan we have adjusted our selling prices to reflect factoryadjusted costing, exemption of higher energy costs and favourable
current exchange rates-reflecting the strength of the Canadian
dollar...all of which result in lower selling prices.
A Kawai 5’0” Grand Piano,
A Kawai 48” Professional Upright,
now costs 40% less
now costs 35% less
Kawai 88-note Digital Piano,
now costs 55% less
VISIT THE DIGITAL PIANO
CLEARANCE CENTRE
Jennifer Moore Dean, Fine and
This relationship is central to the
development of their skills, and of
“The value this their love for performance and music. We recognize that access to
partnership
Kawai’s wonderful pianos is essenbetween
tial for our students and it is difficult
Capilano
to imagine our programs without
University,
Kawai’s support. An event that many
Kawai Piano
look forward to each year, the annual
and Loewen
piano sale also provides a wonderful
Piano House is immeasurable for
opportunity for our community.”
our students and programs.
Applied Arts, Capilano University
David Mitchell Director of Music
in guaranteeing new and dynamic
instruments for students and faculties across Canada.
Said Mr.
David Mitchell was
instrumental in bring- Mitchell, “I am very proud of the
ing the Kawai Institu- Capilano, Kawai, Loewen Piano
House relationship. At year eighteen
tional Program to
Capilano and many of of our agreement, it is now one of
Kawai’s longest-running programs in
Canada’s celebrated
institutions since
all of North America. We look forward to continuing the Kawai Institu1994. This program has become a
vital component for both Kawai and tional Program at Capilano for many
t o
c o m e . ”
individual colleges and universities y e a r s
Education, Kawai Canada Music
Barry Potter General Manager,
Loewen Piano House
There are three
essential components that
ensure the
continued
success of this
Program:
C a p i l a n o
University,
“the whole is greater than
the sum of its parts.”
the Kawai Piano Company and
Loewen Piano House.
As has often been said, “the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.”
This is unquestionably true in our
families, business and the pursuit of
musical excellence through the
highly regarded education provided
by Capilano University.