If you don’t know much about pianos or their price ranges, don’t feel bad. After all, if you’re not regularly buying pianos, why would you? If it’s any consolation, most people don’t know much about pianos and their prices — … Read
Grand Piano Buying Guide
Acoustic grand pianos (inclusive of “baby grands”, which are simply smaller grands) are a major accomplishment of musical engineering — peerless in all of the families of instruments. A grand piano consists of over 10,000 moving parts that work together … Read
For a Steinway, I Did It My Way
Concert pianists select Steinways the way rock stars favor Fenders. And while I’m neither, I’ve always wanted the grandest of pianos. In recent months, and after years of not playing, I’ve reconnected with my instrument, practicing sometimes for hours a … Read
The Piano Marketplace in a Nutshell
Pianos being made today, similar to other mass-produced consumer products, are generally designed with a price point in mind. Although instruments made by competing piano manufacturers often appear very similar, the quality of design, materials and workmanship, and the price, … Read
What is Wrong With My Steinway Piano? Regular Periodic Piano Maintenance is Key
According to the experts, to get the most out of your piano, you need to have it serviced about 2 times per year. According to The National Piano Foundation and the Piano Technicians Guild of America, regardless of where you … Read
What is the value of music education in our children’s lives?
Music has everything to do with math, science and education. To substantiate this premise, we can quote statistics and studies that show how a large portion of scientists, mathematicians and doctors are amateur musicians with a solid background and training … Read
The Basics of Selling and Shopping for a Used Steinway Piano
Over the years I’ve discovered that there can often be quite a bit of confusion on the part of prospective piano owners regarding the price at which to purchase a Steinway Vintage Piano. I have also found that many owners … Read
The History of Steinway Pianos
During a period of more than a century and a half, Steinway & Sons, along with its patents and meticulously developed techniques, created the world’s finest piano that is now used by musicians from all over the world. Each Steinway … Read
Steinway Society of Nashville Announces Nashville International Piano Competition
The Steinway Society of Nashville is issuing a call for entries by February 1, 2012, to classically trained high school pianists in grades 9 thorough 12 of any nationality, for its Nashville International Piano Competition, to be hosted on April … Read
Why a Steinway Grand Piano is the Only Real Choice Today
The cost of the piano must be a criterion. Sometimes in the interest of saving money, some piano buyers leave the Steinway Piano behind only to purchase an instrument that is inferior in quality and name, and more importantly depreciating … Read