Buying a New Piano

Silent Systems: The Best of Both Worlds

In many cases, instead of considering a digital piano, parents should consider an acoustic piano with a silent system.

Piano Shopping for the Working Musician

No matter what you decide, a carefully considered piano purchase will yield years of high-level music-making for the professional musician.

Acoustic or Digital: What’s Best for Me?

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

Staff Picks

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

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.

Five Mistakes First-Time Piano Buyers Make

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

The New-Piano Market Today

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

Piano Buying Basics

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

Sales Talk

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

Dealer Preparation of New Pianos: Should I Buy a Piano out of the Crate?

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