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Apr 22, 20244 min read
Silent Systems: The Best of Both Worlds
In many cases, instead of considering a digital piano, parents should consider an acoustic piano with a silent system.


Nov 1, 20228 min read
Piano Shopping for the Working Musician
No matter what you decide, a carefully considered piano purchase will yield years of high-level music-making for the professional musician.


Jun 14, 20223 min read
Acoustic or Digital: What’s Best for Me?
Should you buy an acoustic or digital piano? Many factors play into this seemingly simple decision, some practical, some not.


Jun 13, 20222 min read
Staff Picks
We feel we owe some specific recommendations to the many readers who have requested them.


Jun 13, 20228 min read
A Map of the Market For New Pianos (‘Ratings’)
This chart and commentary are intended to provide the newcomer to the piano market with a simple summary of how this market is organized.


Apr 12, 20229 min read
Five Mistakes First-Time Piano Buyers Make
Having sold pianos for more than 50 years, I’ve seen my share of costly mistakes. Here are the five most common.


Apr 12, 202214 min read
The New-Piano Market Today
This article summarizes the history of U.S. piano sales, manufacturing, and imports over the last 50 years.


Mar 13, 20223 min read
Piano Buying Basics
An acoustic (traditional) piano can be one of the most expensive and difficult purchases most households will ever make. Why so difficult?


Jun 13, 20188 min read
Sales Talk
Certain technical features of pianos are frequently the subject of sales talk, but do they matter?


Apr 13, 20179 min read
Dealer Preparation of New Pianos: Should I Buy a Piano out of the Crate?
Bringing the instrument back to the level of musicality intended by the manufacturer is the responsibility of the dealer.


Oct 15, 201511 min read
The Benefits of Laminated Soundboards
The soundboard remains one of the least understood components of the modern piano.


Jun 13, 20145 min read
About Piano Prices
The subject of piano pricing is difficult, complicated, and controversial. Honesty about pricing is resisted.


Jun 13, 201113 min read
Nontraditional Materials and the Piano
As long as pianos continue to be built, nontraditional materials will have a place in their construction.


Sep 15, 201018 min read
Buying a Grand Piano Less Than Five Feet Long
Great strides have been made in the intelligent design and construction of small pianos.
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