TABLE OF CONTENTS
In Advance
Buying a New Piano
What's in a
Name
New Piano
Considerations
Buying a Used Piano for What it It's Worth
What's The
Difference in Pianos
Types
and Sizes of Pianos
Where to Shop For a Used Piano
Piano Shopper
Free New Piano Price Lists
CHAPTER 1: Your
Piano
Grading Old Upright Pianos
Restored
Vintage Upright Piano Example
Grand Piano Price
Comparisons
Online Piano Appraisals
How to Sell Your Piano
Moving Your Piano
CHAPTER 2: FYI
Answers To FAQ as a Matter of Fact
Grades
and Feature Differences
Who Makes It Now - Where
Digital Pianos - FAQ and FYI
Consumer Tip Sheets and Rating Systems
More Answers to FAQ
Grand Piano Guide to Steinway and Industry Standard Sizes
CHAPTER 3: Piano Construction
and Scale Design
The
Frame
The
Action
The
Hammers
The Strings
The Soundboard
The
Pedals
The Cabinet
CHAPTER 4: Piano Tuning
Tuning Your Piano - In Tune Test
Why is
my piano so hard to play
Piano Parts and Supplies
Player Piano Parts and
Advice
CHAPTER 5: Acoustic Piano
prices
Market
Segments of Pianos and Prices
Original Prices of Grand Pianos
1984 - 2004
100 Years of Steinway Models & Retail
Prices
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Evolution of the Piano
A Chronicle of the Piano In America
Conditions: Current U.S. Piano Industry
U.S.
Piano Sales Statistics
Ages
of Steinway Pianos
Automobile to
Piano Consumer Comparison
Glossary of Piano Terms
