Musical instruments would get more expensive under Trump's tariffs

Increased prices could limit who learns to play an instrument, says an ASU supply chain expert.

In this story published April 14, 2025, on KJZZ Phoenix:

The $200 guitar that somebody who cannot afford even the $300 guitar, will suddenly have to pay close to $500 for that guitar. And that will make these guitars, these high-quality instruments, out of reach of people who really, really need them.

– Hitendra Chaturvedi, supply chain management professor of practice