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

SPRING 2012 -- page 5

DIGITAL PIANOS

Buying a Digital Piano (page 115)

Digital Piano Basics, Part 1 (page 121)
Imitating the Acoustic Piano

Digital Piano Basics, Part 2 (page 128)
Beyond the Acoustic Piano

My Other Piano is a Computer: (page 138)
An Introduction to Software Pianos

HYBRID & PLAYER PIANOS

Hybrid Pianos (page 141)

Buying an Electronic Player-Piano System (page 146)

NEW-PIANO BUYERS' REFERENCE

ACOUSTIC PIANOS

Brand & Company Profiles (page 158)

Model & Pricing Guide (page 203)

Access to Searchable Acoustic Database

DIGITAL PIANOS

Brand & Company Profiles (page 263)

Specifications & Prices (page 269)

Access to Searchable Digital Database

Advertiser Index/Photo Credits (page 288)

Table of Contents

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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 New Feurich Pianos (p. 49)

Upright Cabinet Styles in American Piano Manufacturing, 1880–1930 (p. 69)

Moving the Family Piano (p. 102)

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. 83)

Buying Pianos For an Institution (p. 89)

Piano Maintenance in Institutions (p. 95)

How to Make a Piano Room Sound Grand (p. 97)

Caring For Your Piano (p. 105)

Benches, Lamps, Accessories, and Problem Solvers (p. 110)

DIGITAL PIANOS

Buying a Digital Piano (p. 115)

Digital Piano Basics, Part 1: Imitating the Acoustic Piano (p. 121)

Digital Piano Basics, Part 2: Beyond the Acoustic Piano (p. 128)

My Other Piano is a Computer: An Introduction to Software Pianos (p. 138)

HYBRID & PLAYER PIANOS

Hybrid Pianos (p. 141)

Buying an Electronic Player-Piano System (p. 146)

NEW-PIANO BUYERS' REFERENCE

Acoustic Pianos

Brand & Company Profiles (p. 158)

Digital Pianos

Brand & Company Profiles (p. 263)

Advertiser Index/Photo Credits (p. 288)