Supplying list prices for more than 2,500 currently made piano brands and models, as well as advice on how to estimate actual street prices to help negotiate the lowest possible price, this annual complement to The Piano Book offers the information necessary to differentiate between a good deal and a great deal when buying a piano. Anyone in the market for a new or used piano—including teachers, technicians, students, and aficionados—can make a more informed purchase using this definitive and singular guide. Completely updated information on piano manufacturers, instrument models, prices, and current trends and conditions in the piano market is also included.
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"Complete, detailed, and easy to follow, The Piano Book is a must-have resource no matter what kind of music you play or what kind of piano you own or intend to buy." —Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer
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Larry Fine is a registered piano technician and a member of the Piano Technicians Guild who has been involved in the field of piano technology for more than 30 years. He lives in Boston.
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The Piano Bood Supplement 2008-09,
By JC2 "JC2" (NJ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 2008-2009 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Paperback)
Great book if you are shopping for a Piano. It gives you a wealth of information regarding pianos, piano manufacturers and the whole industry. This is the supplement to The Piano Book - so it has the updates on manufacturer reviews (lots of changes in the last 5 years due to Asian manufacturing, company mergers, and ones that are no longer in bus).
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great reading for the piano enthusiast,
By Dale J. "PianoMan" (Bristol, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2008-2009 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Paperback)
Once I got my copy of the piano, I could hardly put it down. Being a piano enthusiast (and pianist) all my life, I was interested in the history of all the different piano manufacturers and how they rated one against the other. This book definitely does that and more.
Also, having played a lot of different pianos (love those large grands, ha) during my life, and now owning both Yamaha C5 and Kawai KG5 grands, this book not only confirms my prior purchases; but also opens up many possibilities for future ownership of pianos from different manufacturers. As for the yearly supplements, these are a must, especialy in this climate of every changing situations with the different piano manufactureres, e.g. Baldwin, Chinese pianos, etc. Way to go, Larry Fine. We piano players salute you.
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Detailed with perspective,
This review is from: 2008-2009 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Paperback)
Very well written and complete. It includes the details that most of us not working in the piano field need in order to make a good decision.
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