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- Dudu Peevers, a manager at Hedgehog Creative, a music shop in Nairobi’s Sarit Centre that has been in business for 10 years, says as the music industry picks up, guitar sales have shot up.
- All genuine instruments have serial numbers which shoppers should demand to see and then search online to confirm that they are real.
- At Hedgehog Creative, where they sell from guitars, mandoline, violins, pianos to drumsets, there are also traditional instruments such as nyatiti, orutu, wandidi and the obokano.
To give your child a good start, don’t buy a fake or cheap guitar, violin or cello, continues Business Daily.
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| Hedgehog music shop at Nairobi’s Sarit Centre. Photo: courtesy |
How do you know that a
music instrument is fake? As demand for music instruments soars, thanks
to a younger generation that is keen on learning how to play a guitar,
cello or piano, some parents are duped into buying counterfeits that
make it hard for beginners to master the art of playing.
Dudu Peevers, a manager at Hedgehog Creative, a music shop in Nairobi’s Sarit Centre that has been in business for 10 years, says as the music industry picks up, guitar sales have shot up.
“We are getting a lot of people who want to learn how to play instruments; from four-year-olds to teenagers to retired parents,” says Ms Peevers, adding that most of her customers are children, teenagers, churches and bands.
According to Ms Peevers, more Kenyans are willing to have their children try out music instruments compared to years ago when it was hard to convince one to buy a violin for a child because he would ask, ‘but what if she loses interest and yet it is so expensive?’...
For beginners, Ms Peevers recommends starting with pianos and guitars. “Any instrument is a good start. If you want to start with something basic, learn to play guitar or piano. These instruments can help you learn to read music, which will aid you in playing more difficult instruments,” she says.
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Source: Business Daily
