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Charlie Neibergall

Entertainment, Lifestyles

January 2, 2015

Piano stores closing as fewer children taking up instrument

By DAVID PITT, Associated Press

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — When Jim Foster opened his piano store 30 years ago, he had 10 competitors selling just pianos.

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