The Definitive Guide to Buying New, Used, and Restored Pianos

FALL 2011 -- page 4

A Message from the Publisher (page 1)

The Prodigious Power of Piano Playing (page 7)

Acoustic or Digital: What's Best For Me? (page 11)

FEATURE ARTICLES

Review: The Best Chinese Professional-Size Grands (page 49)

Nontraditional Materials and the Piano (page 68)

Selecting a Performance Piano For Concert Hall or Home (page 81)

BASIC KNOWLEDGE: ACOUSTIC PIANOS

Piano Buying Basics (page 13)

The New-Piano Market Today (page 35)

A Map of the Market for New Pianos (Ratings) (page 44)

Buying a Used or Restored Piano (page 53)

Buying a High-End Piano (page 75)

Buying Pianos For an Institution (page 87)

Piano Maintenance in Institutions (page 93)

How to Make a Piano Room Sound Grand (page 95)

Caring For Your Piano (page 100)

Benches, Lamps, Accessories, and Problem Solvers (page 105)

Table of Contents

FALL 2011 -- page 4

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PIANO BUYER HOME

A Message from the Publisher (p. 1)

The Prodigious Power of Piano Playing (p. 7)

Acoustic or Digital: What's Best For Me? (p. 11)

FEATURE ARTICLES

Review: The Best Chinese Professional-Size Grands (p. 49)

Nontraditional Materials and the Piano (p. 68)

Selecting a Performance Piano For Concert Hall or Home (p. 81)

ACOUSTIC PIANOS

Piano Buying Basics (p. 13)

The New-Piano Market Today (p. 35)

A Map of the Market for New Pianos (Ratings) (p. 44)

Buying a Used or Restored Piano (p. 53)

Buying a High-End Piano (p. 75)

Buying Pianos For an Institution (p. 87)

Piano Maintenance in Institutions (p. 93)

How to Make a Piano Room Sound Grand (p. 95)

Caring For Your Piano (p. 100)

Benches, Lamps, Accessories, and Problem Solvers (p. 105)

DIGITAL PIANOS

Buying a Digital Piano (p. 111)

Digital Piano Basics, Part 1: Imitating the Acoustic Piano (p. 118)

Digital Piano Basics, Part 2: Beyond the Acoustic Piano (p. 124)

My Other Piano is a Computer: An Introduction to Software Pianos (p. 134)

HYBRID & PLAYER PIANOS

Hybrid Pianos (p. 136)

Buying an Electronic Player-Piano System (p. 140)

NEW-PIANO BUYERS' REFERENCE

Acoustic Pianos

Brand & Company Profiles (p. 152)

Digital Pianos

Brand & Company Profiles (p. 255)

Advertiser Index/Photo Credits (p. 280)