THE BOOK LOVER

Should you buy an acoustic or digital piano? Many factors play into this seemingly simple decision, some practical, some not.

We feel we owe some specific recommendations to the many readers who have requested them.

This chart and commentary are intended to provide the newcomer to the piano market with a simple summary of how this market is organized.

Having sold pianos for more than 50 years, I’ve seen my share of costly mistakes. Here are the five most common.

This article summarizes the history of U.S. piano sales, manufacturing, and imports over the last 50 years.

An acoustic (traditional) piano can be one of the most expensive and difficult purchases most households will ever make. Why so difficulult?

Certain technical features of pianos are frequently the subject of sales talk, but do they matter?

Bringing the instrument back to the level of musicality intended by the manufacturer is the responsibility of the dealer.

The soundboard remains one of the least understood components of the modern piano.

The subject of piano pricing is difficult, complicated, and controversial. Honesty about pricing is resisted.

As long as pianos continue to be built, nontraditional materials will have a place in their construction.

Great strides have been made in the intelligent design and construction of small pianos.