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| ► Piano- major components | ► Should I buy a grand or an upright piano | ► Buying guide 2 | ||
| ► How the piano works | ► Should I buy a new or a used piano | ► Buying guide 3 | ||
| ► Upright pianos - sizes | ► What size piano should I buy | ► Buying guide 4 | ||
| ► Grand pianos - sizes | ► About a digital piano option | ► Our NEW PIANOS | ||
| ► Buying a piano- initial considerations | ► What type of piano is best for me | ► Our USED PIANOS | ||
| ► A note on used piano option | ► Cost of pianos | ► Our DIGITAL PIANOS | ||
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...or a USED piano? |
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For us, that is a serious question...Here, I'll share some important points with you. |
| A Piano is a marvel of engineering that depends on top-quality materials, impeccable craftsmanship and unflagging care to produce good music. The piano has profited greatly in tone and performance as a result of technological improvements, and quality modern piano (certainly - not every new shiny piano) is, indeed, a good - however costly choice. Still, the best new pianos are those made by hand, in smaller quantities using (just like in old times) finest natural materials most importantly quality woods. Knowing the price of quality new piano, we advice potential buyers to seriously consider the option of purchasing a restored (not as-is!) older piano that caries a warranty. In past years Clarkson Piano Centre has restored numerous used pianos that, after sold at reasonable cost, continue to offer reliable performance and beautiful appearance that can be compared only to selected few new hi-end pianos. | |
| Many people, when thinking of a "used" piano, conjure up images of a piano on its last legs, in terrible need of repair. This image is based in part on the incredibly large numbers of such pianos that actually exist. Neglected and "forgotten" or "as-is" old pianos are not recommended choice. But "used" can also refer to several other classes of piano: | |
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| We find that people spend large sums of money on new pianos that are smaller or of lower quality than they would have liked, or that really don't suit their needs, because they aren't aware of the used-piano option. Many large stores, new piano retailers with large inventory of new pianos, do not like and disqualify used pianos - it is easy to guess why. | |
| Used piano that is treated with care, respect, attention and patience is a wonderful, lively, unique...work of art; its sound, appearance, charm, character, beauty are ..timeless and very special to us. | |
| There are other good reasons to buy a used piano. Since the average life of a quality piano is around fifty years, and with proper restoration at least fifty more, it's silly to waste our resources buying new pianos only when old ones can be so effectively reused. Used pianos that we offer are carefully selected, restored, quality pianos that offer strong (and hard-to-get on new pianos) structural components, are made using fine, now time-tested woods; offer warmth and richness of natural wood; often have exquisite and/or unique case-design, leg styles, carved cases, and even ivory keys unavailable today on new pianos - all at reasonable prices. Many of the companies that produce new pianos today are huge conglomerates that turn out pianos by the thousands in far-away countries… | |
| It's useful to have some knowledge of piano terminology and of how a piano works when looking to buy one. For this reason, we advice you to drop-by & play, see, hear, touch... and learn how piano, this wonderfully complex musical instrument, works. | |
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How about a Digital Piano Option? Here are some thoughts on Digital Pianos: |
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By Boris V. Hrovat |
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| While we can't present you the sound and feel of digital pianos we carry, here is how some of them look: |
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2-pedals, basic home-digital |
3 pedals, wood-cabinet & more |
French-provincial console design |
traditional console design |
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4'1 digital grand by Suzuki in red mahogany polished finish |
4' 7" digital baby-grand by Korg/Kohler in black polished finish |
4' 7" baby grand in French-provincial styling, satin mahogany finish (Korg/Kohler) |
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In creating the
content of the following pages: Buying guide
1, 2, 3 & 4 as well as through some other
pages of this web-site,
www.pianoteam.com
and Clarkson Piano Centre Ltd. used the
materials published by world-renowned
expert Mr. Larry Fine, the author of "The
Piano Book". Materials used with permission
of Mr. Larry Fine and Brookside Press.
Clarkson Piano Centre Ltd. and Boris V. Hrovat wish to express sincere thanks to Mr. Larry Fine for his generous assistance and is pleased to suggest to our site visitors Mr.Fine's web-site: www.pianobook.com |
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Did You Know? |
| Good quality acoustic piano is considered to be a lasting investment. The piano represents one of very few purchases that offer years, rather decades of usage and enjoyment with minimal maintenance. Pianos last for a long time and hold their value. Many of our customers have pianos they purchased years ago from us - today those instruments look and perform well, in most cases they are just like new pianos. Eight, ten even fifteen years-old piano of good quality is just about to start its prime life. |
