![]() Whether a new or old piano, take quality into account. Don`t be bashful about playing the piano you`re considering, or walking around the room to listen as someone else plays it. When buying a piano, look not only at price but at the reputation of its maker and at how well the particular instrument will meet your needs. ![]() ![]() Asian pianos are considerably less expensive, led by well-known names such as Yamaha and Kawai. Bosendorfer and Beckstein are other high-quality names that cost even more than Steinway. Decent grand pianos start at $8,000, while Steinway grands now range from $20,000 to nearly $60,000. And while older pianos have risen in price, most still cost less than their brand-new counterparts.Ī low price for a new spinet or small console piano would be $1,200, while a quality vertical starts at $3,500. The new-piano market, hurt by escalating prices from rising labor costs, has been in a sales decline the last decade. ''When buying any used piano, you absolutely must have it checked out by a technician before you buy, since there are a lot of expensive problems that are not obvious,'' said Larry Fine, a piano expert in Boston who wrote The Piano Book, a consumer-oriented text published by Brookside Press. It can cost a lot of money to get them back into shape, so you must be sure of what you`re getting. Old pianos can mean trouble if they haven`t been properly maintained or are simply worn out.
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