Buying a High-End Piano

The past three years have not been easy for anyone in the piano industry, and the German industry is no exception.

Petrof is one of the very few remaining family-owned and -operated piano manufacturers in the world.

A tour of the Fazioli factory was an experience that had a significant impact on my broader understanding of pianos.

As would be expected, a century later things can be done better, and at Mason & Hamlin they are.

As an aid to those buying a used Steinway, I have listed all models of Steinway pianos made in New York City since the firm’s inception.

This article assumes that you have chosen a brand and model, and are now about to select a specific instrument from among several examples.

Institutional pianos will require more frequent service by technicians with special skills, and greater attention to climate control.

Because pianos can last a very long time, any piano-buying decisions you make today can have consequences for a generation or more.

By Bruce Clark The Great Depression The golden age of Mason & Hamlin, and of pianos in general, ended with the Great Depression. Though...

In 1984, Steinway & Sons began a project to reduce the many different manufacturing processes used at its factories in New York and Hamburg.