The Piano Shop
Piano home styling in Cambodia – Watch the interview with Piano Sales Manager Sokha Lita
– Cambodia’s latest fashion
In what seemed like the unthinkable until just a few years ago, Cambodia’s latest socialites are now designing homes that resemble small castles, and placing Grand Pianos right at the center!
Lita Sokha (Assistant Manager of The Piano Shop Cambodia), explains why this trend is taking place.
- Lita, explain what is Piano home styling
Piano home styling is the design of a new home (or an existing home) to include a piano somewhere in the house where the surrounding environment is specifically designed to accommodate a piano, for example like stage. In some cases customers have arranged seating and lighting like a small concert theatre too.
- Why are new villa owners buying grand pianos in Cambodia?
Pianos have an artistic meaning, as well as luxury and stylistic identity. This is something that Khmer families like a lot. Also, the Khmer are very musical and interested in the education of their children. A grand piano can last for 100 years and is passed down generations of families. It represents the ultimate art/luxury accessory for the refined Khmer family.
- How do they know about your shop?
The Piano Shop is the leading piano dealer in Cambodia, and we are well known for our quality and service. Most customers hear of us via recommendation, which is the best way for us. Our showroom has the largest collection which is hand-picked by our specialists in Europe and Japan, so it’s no surprise most Khmer families come to us first.
- At what stage of the villa construction do they buy?
Most buy at least 6 months before their new home is ready. In some cases, if customers choose special piano colors, brands and specification (for example auto-players) it can take 3-4 month for delivery. We keep their piano here until the customer is ready for delivery. This is a popular service that we offer.
- Which brands and which type of pianos do they buy?
We recommend Steinway & Sons (USA), Fazioli (Italy), Kawai (Japan) and Yamaha (Japan). Vintage brands like Apollo (Japan) are also popular. The very wealthy buy new pianos, or vintage restored. They like auto-player because the piano can play by itself with a wi-fi connection to their iphones or ipads. They mostly buy black pianos but sometimes also white depending on their home.
- How expensive are these pianos?
Steinway and Fazioli can cost $150,000 (USD) and more, because they are hand made from the finest piano houses. Yamaha and Kawai have a great range starting from $14,400, and up to $75,000. Vintage pianos can cost anything in between.
- What about maintenance, care and service?
We do all of that for our customers, as part of our customer service. We conduct all of this in house, from transportation to final tuning and maintenance. Including a 10-year warranty. Again, this is something that we are famous for, and gives customers peace of mind to invest in their dream piano.
For more information call Lita directly on 092 263 118 or email her at [email protected]
