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From: trickey@alice.UucP (Howard Trickey)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: buying a piano
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Date: Sun, 6-Oct-85 14:41:55 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct  6 14:41:55 1985
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I'm about to buy a new grand piano, and would like some advice.
(I haven't seen requests like this on this newsgroup, but if the
required expertise lies anywhere it is probably with you.)
Does anyone care to list brands of pianos in order of ascending
quality (or personal preference), and fair price if known?

I am only an intermediate player (easy movements of Beethoven
Sonatas), and I'm worried that what I choose now might bother
me if I get better.  At the moment I could afford anything up
to about $10,000.  If I waited a year or so I could afford a
Steinway-quality piano.  Is the difference only something
an expert notices?  Are there any good books on buying and
caring for pianos?

Perhaps you should mail to me directly;  I'll summarize if there
is sufficient interest.

	Howard Trickey		research!trickey
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