The New-Piano Market Today
This article summarizes the history of U.S. piano sales, manufacturing, and imports over the last 50 years, and describes today’s global piano industry, including which brands are made where and by whom, and the effect of globalization on quality and selection.
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: If a dealer carried every brand, how would he or she position those brands, in terms of relative quality, when presenting them to prospective purchasers?
Staff Picks (Recommendations)
We feel we owe some specific recommendations to the many readers who have requested them, in part to simplify the buying process for shoppers who lack the time, ability, or interest to intensively research and shop for a piano.
Five Mistakes First-Time Piano Buyers Make
Having sold pianos for more than 50 years, and helped guide thousands of piano shoppers toward wise and well-considered purchases, I’ve also seen my share of costly mistakes. Here are the five most common.
