Dennis Benson, Piano Service, Web Design, and Photography Services. The Official Website of Steinway & Sons - Maker of the finest pianos in the world. Yamaha United States. Acoustic & Digital Piano buyer — The Piano Book. Foreword by Keith Jarrett Preface Preface to the Fourth Edition How to Use This Book The Piano Book FAQs The Piano Book How to buy and care for a piano — the consumer's "bible" since 1987.
A piano is one of the largest consumer purchases most people will ever make. The Piano Book, now in its Fourth Edition, has been the standard consumer reference in the piano business in the United States and Canada since 1987, and is the only book of its kind. . • Exceptionally candid brand-by-brand reviews of new and recently-manufactured pianos • Sales gimmicks to watch out for — and the real differences in piano quality and features • How to negotiate the best deal • Tips on finding, inspecting, appraising, and buying a used piano • Special section on buying an older Steinway or Mason & Hamlin • Piano moving, storage, tuning, and servicing • How pianos work • 100 line drawings by Douglas Gilbert • Foreword by Keith Jarrett • Glossary/Index New in the Fourth Edition: • Information on room acoustics.
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