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)