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Tips for Navigating a Private Sale
If you haven’t already learned the hard way, the private sale marketplace is treacherous territory. Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, and other online platforms where you can find used items for sale are full of enticingly cheap, yet incredibly expensive, mistakes.
Oct 312 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.
Nov 1, 20228 min read


Advice About Used Pianos For Beginning Students
There are many common misconceptions about buying pianos. The truth is that, to progress, young students need better pianos, not worse.
Jun 23, 20226 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 14, 20223 min read


Inspecting a Used Piano Before Buying
Use this checklist when inspecting a used piano prior to purchase.
Jun 12, 20227 min read


Buying a Used or Restored Piano: A Historical Overview
This brief historical overview of pianos may give you some idea of what to expect to see as you start the search for a used piano.
Jun 12, 202210 min read


How Much Is It Worth?
In this article, I’ve tried to assemble some information and tools to help buyers and sellers understand the appraisal process.
Jun 12, 202210 min read


Piano Purgatory: The Donated Piano
This article helps institutions develop a plan for fulfilling their piano-related needs, including guidelines for the donation of pianos.
Jun 11, 202214 min read


Buying a Restored Piano
Three terms are often used in discussions of piano restoration work: repair, reconditioning, and rebuilding.
May 3, 20226 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?
Mar 13, 20223 min read


Nontraditional Materials and the Piano
As long as pianos continue to be built, nontraditional materials will have a place in their construction.
Jun 13, 201113 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.
Sep 15, 201018 min read
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