Buying a piano

[ybitz]

I’ve been playing piano for a long time. Personally, I would recommend getting a good keyboard instead of a piano. Buy a keyboard with weighted keys and full-set of keys. Unless you’re a audiophile or snob, you can’t tell the difference. It’ll be cheaper, more portable, and one can wear headphones if practicing at night.
Don’t worry about the cost of pianos going up in price every year. Pianos do not really appreciate in price, they get slightly worse overtime as it ages and gets worn down. A 200 year old Stradivarius violin still sounds amazing, but you will never see a concert pianist play an old, old piano.
If you’re looking into buying an used piano, make sure it’s not so crappy that it’s un-tunable.

[NicMM]

I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.

[NicMM]

I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.

[NicMM]

I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.

[NicMM]

I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.

[NicMM]

I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.

[Coronita]

What are you, asian or something? You need a violin with that too? I’m just kidding…..

To help with your question….a friend has made the suggestion that a good place to get pianos is call up local schools/universities. They sometimes end up tossing older pianos…If you deal with the moving, it often ends up being free. She got a piano with one of the pedals missing for free. She just had to rent a truck to move it.

You won’t find a steinway or something like that, but it should meet your needs.

This might help too..

http://www.pianoadoption.com/free_pianos_CA.htm

(Don’t know if it’s fake or real). Check craigslist and/or call your local schools/universities. Also check theaters/etc… (It might be tougher these days due to budget shortfalls in the schools/universities).

In seriousness, look also in the classifieds in Ranch 99 bulletin board outside the main entrance. If can’t read the classifieds, find a friend that can. There was some guy that was doing a relocation back to Shanghai that sold his baby grand for like $1k. (corp relo)

[Coronita]

What are you, asian or something? You need a violin with that too? I’m just kidding…..

To help with your question….a friend has made the suggestion that a good place to get pianos is call up local schools/universities. They sometimes end up tossing older pianos…If you deal with the moving, it often ends up being free. She got a piano with one of the pedals missing for free. She just had to rent a truck to move it.

You won’t find a steinway or something like that, but it should meet your needs.

This might help too..

http://www.pianoadoption.com/free_pianos_CA.htm

(Don’t know if it’s fake or real). Check craigslist and/or call your local schools/universities. Also check theaters/etc… (It might be tougher these days due to budget shortfalls in the schools/universities).

In seriousness, look also in the classifieds in Ranch 99 bulletin board outside the main entrance. If can’t read the classifieds, find a friend that can. There was some guy that was doing a relocation back to Shanghai that sold his baby grand for like $1k. (corp relo)

[Coronita]

What are you, asian or something? You need a violin with that too? I’m just kidding…..

To help with your question….a friend has made the suggestion that a good place to get pianos is call up local schools/universities. They sometimes end up tossing older pianos…If you deal with the moving, it often ends up being free. She got a piano with one of the pedals missing for free. She just had to rent a truck to move it.

You won’t find a steinway or something like that, but it should meet your needs.

This might help too..

http://www.pianoadoption.com/free_pianos_CA.htm

(Don’t know if it’s fake or real). Check craigslist and/or call your local schools/universities. Also check theaters/etc… (It might be tougher these days due to budget shortfalls in the schools/universities).

In seriousness, look also in the classifieds in Ranch 99 bulletin board outside the main entrance. If can’t read the classifieds, find a friend that can. There was some guy that was doing a relocation back to Shanghai that sold his baby grand for like $1k. (corp relo)

[Coronita]

What are you, asian or something? You need a violin with that too? I’m just kidding…..

To help with your question….a friend has made the suggestion that a good place to get pianos is call up local schools/universities. They sometimes end up tossing older pianos…If you deal with the moving, it often ends up being free. She got a piano with one of the pedals missing for free. She just had to rent a truck to move it.

You won’t find a steinway or something like that, but it should meet your needs.

This might help too..

http://www.pianoadoption.com/free_pianos_CA.htm

(Don’t know if it’s fake or real). Check craigslist and/or call your local schools/universities. Also check theaters/etc… (It might be tougher these days due to budget shortfalls in the schools/universities).

In seriousness, look also in the classifieds in Ranch 99 bulletin board outside the main entrance. If can’t read the classifieds, find a friend that can. There was some guy that was doing a relocation back to Shanghai that sold his baby grand for like $1k. (corp relo)

[Coronita]

What are you, asian or something? You need a violin with that too? I’m just kidding…..

To help with your question….a friend has made the suggestion that a good place to get pianos is call up local schools/universities. They sometimes end up tossing older pianos…If you deal with the moving, it often ends up being free. She got a piano with one of the pedals missing for free. She just had to rent a truck to move it.

You won’t find a steinway or something like that, but it should meet your needs.

This might help too..

http://www.pianoadoption.com/free_pianos_CA.htm

(Don’t know if it’s fake or real). Check craigslist and/or call your local schools/universities. Also check theaters/etc… (It might be tougher these days due to budget shortfalls in the schools/universities).

In seriousness, look also in the classifieds in Ranch 99 bulletin board outside the main entrance. If can’t read the classifieds, find a friend that can. There was some guy that was doing a relocation back to Shanghai that sold his baby grand for like $1k. (corp relo)

[Coronita]

[quote=NicMM]I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.[/quote]

Um, if your son doesn’t like it, you’re really screwed because you’ll probably be in a predicament in which you’ll offer the piano free to anyone else that can move it themselves 🙂 Seriously, my parents were lucky that I wasn’t the first kid and that my sibling loved the piano. I played it a total of 2 years and hated it. My sibling played a total of 15 years, so it worked out for my parents.

you shouldn’t care about the first piano, unless you like to play yourself. Also, as a boy, I’m sure he probably will end up liking the outdoors more than playing the piano the at his age.

You don’t want to be that person that is selling the piano to some other person for 50-70% off of what you paid for…Because there are a lot of people in that category 🙂

[Coronita]

[quote=NicMM]I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.[/quote]

Um, if your son doesn’t like it, you’re really screwed because you’ll probably be in a predicament in which you’ll offer the piano free to anyone else that can move it themselves 🙂 Seriously, my parents were lucky that I wasn’t the first kid and that my sibling loved the piano. I played it a total of 2 years and hated it. My sibling played a total of 15 years, so it worked out for my parents.

you shouldn’t care about the first piano, unless you like to play yourself. Also, as a boy, I’m sure he probably will end up liking the outdoors more than playing the piano the at his age.

You don’t want to be that person that is selling the piano to some other person for 50-70% off of what you paid for…Because there are a lot of people in that category 🙂

[Coronita]

[quote=NicMM]I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.[/quote]

Um, if your son doesn’t like it, you’re really screwed because you’ll probably be in a predicament in which you’ll offer the piano free to anyone else that can move it themselves 🙂 Seriously, my parents were lucky that I wasn’t the first kid and that my sibling loved the piano. I played it a total of 2 years and hated it. My sibling played a total of 15 years, so it worked out for my parents.

you shouldn’t care about the first piano, unless you like to play yourself. Also, as a boy, I’m sure he probably will end up liking the outdoors more than playing the piano the at his age.

You don’t want to be that person that is selling the piano to some other person for 50-70% off of what you paid for…Because there are a lot of people in that category 🙂

[Coronita]

[quote=NicMM]I have spent sometime on learning from websites such as Bluebook of Piano. I often encounter the message like “buy the best piano you can afford”…Also I heard that because the mechanical difference between the keyboard and piano, playing the keyboard actually can do bad to the hands of piano playing in a long run.

I have to admit, if it is for myself, I can easily put off such expensive purchase. But since it is for son, I kind of feeling guilty if I could afford it but didn’t buy.[/quote]

Um, if your son doesn’t like it, you’re really screwed because you’ll probably be in a predicament in which you’ll offer the piano free to anyone else that can move it themselves 🙂 Seriously, my parents were lucky that I wasn’t the first kid and that my sibling loved the piano. I played it a total of 2 years and hated it. My sibling played a total of 15 years, so it worked out for my parents.

you shouldn’t care about the first piano, unless you like to play yourself. Also, as a boy, I’m sure he probably will end up liking the outdoors more than playing the piano the at his age.

You don’t want to be that person that is selling the piano to some other person for 50-70% off of what you paid for…Because there are a lot of people in that category 🙂

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