Strike up the band! Americans buy more musical instruments than anyone else in the world. Here are the top sellers for 2005.
1.Fretted Instruments
(guitars, banjos, etc.) $1.4 billion
2 Pianos
(including electronic keyboards) $1.1 billion
3 Percussion
(drums, etc.) $572.6 million
4 Wind instruments
(horns, flutes, oboes, etc.) $ 470.3 million
5 Stringed instruments
(violins, cellos, etc.) $ 68.4 million
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS