Waldorf Blofeld keyboard about to be replaced!?

ark · 14th April 2009, 11:09 PM

musiciansfriend.com is showing the Blofeld Keyboard as "Clearance" and "Limited supply." This is a product that has just started shipping! Do they know something we don't?

radiospace · 15th April 2009, 01:40 AM

The price they are selling it at ($1199) is the same everybody else is advertising at (Sweetwater, etc.), so it isn't really a clearance price. Additionally, other retailers show the MSRP as $1399, so MF's indication that their $1199 price is $500 off a list of $1699 is misleading.

networkacid · 15th April 2009, 02:35 PM

Clearly advertising hype.

elambo · 15th April 2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radiospace

The price they are selling it at ($1199) is the same everybody else is advertising at (Sweetwater, etc.), so it isn't really a clearance price. Additionally, other retailers show the MSRP as $1399, so MF's indication that their $1199 price is $500 off a list of $1699 is misleading.

Is it possible that it's a clearance item at every store? As in no longer being made.

Keep in mind that there's list price, then MSRP, then the "sale" price. What amazes me is that Sweetwater isn't also referencing the list price on their website to show what you're "saving."

Duardo · 15th April 2009, 05:09 PM

I doubt that it's no longer being made, since they just started making it, but who knows? Maybe Musician's Friend has dropped the line and are clearing out what they have...

When it was first announced the list price was $1699, so Musician's Friend may just not have updated that yet (accidentally or not...Guitar Center lists $1699 as well but shows the keyboard as "new", not closeout). And Sweetwater does show the list price at $1399.

Farshad · 15th April 2009, 05:34 PM

Maybe MF has had lots of defective Blofeld Keyboards returned

goldphinga · 15th April 2009, 05:55 PM

There was nothing wrong with the one i tested...i doubt they are getting rid of a brand new product...

Farshad · 15th April 2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by goldphinga

There was nothing wrong with the one i tested...i doubt they are getting rid of a brand new product...

Good to know. Thanks!

rids · 20th April 2009, 08:39 PM

There's no way this is discontinued. Many people have been waiting for this keyboard for a long time, meaning there is a good demand for it and it's been shipping. All you see is marketing strategy from those companies.

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rids Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Between Harmony & Irregularity Posts: 1,635	There's no way this is discontinued. Many people have been waiting for this keyboard for a long time, meaning there is a good demand for it and it's been shipping. All you see is marketing strategy from those companies. __________________ "It ain't the instrument, Baby!" - Ray Charles

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radiospace Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 708	The price they are selling it at ($1199) is the same everybody else is advertising at (Sweetwater, etc.), so it isn't really a clearance price. Additionally, other retailers show the MSRP as $1399, so MF's indication that their $1199 price is $500 off a list of $1699 is misleading.

15th April 2009, 05:09 PM	#5
Duardo Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,798	I doubt that it's no longer being made, since they just started making it, but who knows? Maybe Musician's Friend has dropped the line and are clearing out what they have... When it was first announced the list price was $1699, so Musician's Friend may just not have updated that yet (accidentally or not...Guitar Center lists $1699 as well but shows the keyboard as "new", not closeout). And Sweetwater does show the list price at $1399.

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