AUTOMOBILE to PIANO CONVERSION CHART
Compliments of the "Original"
Bluebook of Pianos
The listed selling price ranges are generic averages and may not accurately represent each particular dealer pricing.
More piano names are added every year and others become discontinued, making current listing incomplete.
Certain pianos (NY Steinway, Baldwin…) are more difficult to rate due to great inconsistency in production quality. These and others pianos can often leave the factory in poor condition, requiring much skilled work to make them into their intended ideal.
All pianos leave their factories at a certain % of their true potential; that level of completion which is deemed acceptable within set budgetary parameters. For some pianos, (higher quality) they may reach into the mid 90% of their inherent potential while others, can leave the factory at no more than 50% of their actual potential. One needs keep this in mind while purchasing; understanding that those pianos you see and hear are likely still only faint images of what skilled technical work can make them.
This list only deals with grand pianos, but it can be generally assumed that the upright pianos made from same manufacturer will be of comparable quality.
These are my personal rankings and stem from my professional experience in both playing and working on a great variety of pianos.
By Joel Weber, Independent Registered Piano Technician
NEW GRAND PIANO RATING SCALE
2007 - 2008
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THIS CHART AND INFORMATION WAS CREATED AND PROVIDED BY
Joel Weber (Piano Technician) – Mnitou@Msn.com
USED WITH PERMISSION - WITH OUR APPRECIATION
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© 2008 "Original" Bluebook of Pianos