Buying a Used Steinway
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.
Buying a High-End Piano
Selecting a Performance Piano For Concert Hall or Home
By Sally Phillips This article is primarily concerned with choosing a concert grand, usually around nine feet in length, for a...
Piano Maintenance in Institutions
By Chris Solliday, RPT The adequate and effective maintenance of pianos in institutional settings differs from the typical service needs...
Buying Pianos For an Institution
George F. Litterst [This article assumes you are already familiar with the basics of piano-shopping (see “Piano Buying Basics” and other...
An Insider’s History of Mason & Hamlin, Part 2: Decline and Collapse (1932–1989)
By Bruce Clark The Great Depression The golden age of Mason & Hamlin, and of pianos in general, ended with the Great Depression. Though...
New York and Hamburg Steinways Harmonize
In 1984, Steinway & Sons began a project to reduce the many different manufacturing processes used at its factories in New York and Hamburg.
Buying a High-End Piano
Ori Bukai Since the piano’s invention by Bartolomeo Cristofori in 1700, its evolution has been driven by the desire to meet the changing...
The Uncompromising World of High-End Pianos
Sally Phillips Those who’ve found themselves in a showroom full of beautifully crafted, prestige and high-performance pianos know that...
An Insider’s History of Mason & Hamlin - Part 1: The Boston Years (1854–1932)
By Bruce Clark Mason & Hamlin, as well as other deserving makes of fine pianos, are often overlooked today because of the strength of the...
German Piano Makers Face the Music of Globalization
By selling out to China, are German piano families securing their firms' futures, or are they digging their industry's grave?