Prices · Oct 24, 2026

D'Angelico Excel down 47% at Thomann: this week's real price drops

Between October 18 and 23, 385 prices fell at Thomann and 176 went up. 332 of the drops took a price to its lowest since August. D'Angelico halved the price of its Excel semi-hollows.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for trombone players: a plastic pBone, an alto, a valve trombone

A trombone is long, heavy and loud. The gifts trombonists love: a plastic one for the road, an alto for the high parts, a valve trombone for something different.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for clarinet players: the A clarinet, a bass clarinet, a mic for the bell

Orchestral clarinetists need two clarinets, Bb and A, and many only own the first. That's the gift. For band players: a microphone, or a deeper voice with a bass clarinet.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for flute players: a piccolo, an alto flute, a mic that clips onto the headjoint

Flutists who play in bands and orchestras sooner or later need a piccolo. That's the classic gift, along with a microphone for church and gigs and, for the flutist who has everything, an alto flute.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for trumpet players: a flugelhorn, a piccolo, a plastic trumpet for the road

Most trumpet players own one trumpet and dream about the rest of the family. A flugelhorn, a cornet or a piccolo trumpet is a gift they'll actually play, and a clip-on mic gets them heard.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for saxophone players: a mic on the bell, a second sax, a sax you play in silence

Saxophonists already have reeds and a neck strap. The gifts they get excited about: a clip-on mic for gigs, a soprano to double on, or a digital sax they can play at midnight.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for cellists: a quieter practice, a clearer stage sound, a lighter cello

A cello is big, loud and hard to take anywhere. The best gifts for cellists make practice quieter, travel lighter and the stage sound better.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for violinists: practice at midnight, record the recital, try a fifth string

Violinists already have rosin and a shoulder rest. The gifts they remember solve real problems: practicing without waking the neighbors, recording a lesson, sounding good on stage.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

How much does a piano cost? Uprights from $3,365, grands from $7,641

A new upright piano at Thomann costs from $3,365, and half of them cost more than $10,500. Grand pianos start at $7,641, with a median of about $35,400.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for podcasters: a better mic, a second mic for the guest, a studio in a box

Most new podcasts start on a laptop mic or a cheap USB one. The best gifts are the first upgrades: a real dynamic mic, a second one for guests, an interface or a full podcast studio.

Guides · Oct 23, 2026

Gifts for audio engineers: the tools they reach for every session

Engineers love tools that solve daily problems: one big knob for the monitors, a second pair of speakers to check mixes, a headphone amp for the band, a panel for the room.

Stories · Oct 22, 2026

Thomann by the numbers: 38,474 products, 1,000 brands, from $2 to $168,784

We record the price of 38,474 products in Thomann's catalog every night. 43% are guitars and basses, Harley Benton alone has 2,041, and since mid-August 87% of prices haven't moved at all.