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
Where to
Look For a Used Piano
The Piano Shopper
Free New Piano Price Lists
CHAPTER 1: Your
Piano
Grading Old Upright Pianos
Feature Differences
Restored Vintage Upright Piano Examples
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
Who Makes It Now and Where is it made
Standard Sizes of Steinway Grand Pianos
Steinway Specifications and Serial Numbers
Digital Pianos - FAQ and FYI
Consumer Tip Sheets and Rating Systems
More Answers to FAQ
CHAPTER 3: Piano Construction
and Scale Design
Types and Sizes of Pianos
The Frame
The Action
The Hammers
The Strings
The Soundboard
The Pedals
The Cabinet
CHAPTER 4: Piano Tuning
Tuning Your Piano - In Tune Test
Where to find the Serial Number
Why is my piano so hard to play
Rebuilding and Reconditioning
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
Vertical Piano Prices 2006 - Descending Order
100 Years of Steinway Models & Retail Prices
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Evolution of the Piano
A Chronicle of the Piano In America
U.S. Piano Sales Statistics
Ages of Steinway Pianos
Piano Adoption Program
Glossary of Piano Terms
RATING
GUIDE