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Seven guitars in one year
Many picked up music-making as a pandemic hobby, pushing up sales of instruments and driving sign-ups for classes
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Retiree Eugene Chan spent $8,500 on six guitars and one ukulele in the past year. Like him, music hobbyists have been spending more money and time on their instruments since the pandemic started.
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Retiree Eugene Chan has been playing his guitars and ukuleles more often during the pandemic.
In the past year, the 65-year-old has also splashed out $8,500 on seven new instruments, including a $3,200 electric guitar and a $300 ukulele.
