The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano - Softcover

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A piano is one of the largest consumer purchases most people will ever make. Yet when you shop for a piano you're faced with an array of brands, models, styles, competing claims, and strange terminology. This book will guide you through the process with practical information on every aspect of buying and owning a new or used piano. It contains brand-by-brand reviews of pianos; sales gimmicks to watch out for; actual differences in quality and features; how to negotiate the best deal; tips on finding, inspecting, appraising, and buying a used piano; piano moving, storage, tuning, and servicing; and more than 100 illustrations of how pianos work. The author, Larry Fine, is a Registered Piano Technician member of the Piano Technicians Guild, and has been involved in the field of piano technology for more than thirty years.

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Larry Fine is a registered piano technician member of the Piano Technicians Guild and has been involved in the field of piano technology for over 20 years. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
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This comprehensive volume contains valuable information for the consumer; following a technical but lucid description of the mechanics of a piano's action, it discusses all aspects of purchasing and maintaining an instrument. Numerous illustrations and charts enhance the text, which is clearly and directly written, and buying tips accompany the guides to purchasing both new and used instruments. But most valuable for a prospective buyer are the numerical ratings of virtually all models of pianos currently available, both foreign and domestic, based on the experiences of technicians around the country. An excellent source book. Susan Kagan, Hunter Coll., CUNY
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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