Get access to the comprehensive and free piano buying guide. People buy pianos for many reasons, a beautiful piece of furniture, a status symbol, a musical instrument, or all three. The latest supplement to the pianists musthave reference the piano book, this comprehensive guide provides list prices for more than 4,000 currently manufactured acoustic and digital piano brands and models, as well as advice on how to estimate actual street prices to. I found the first edition of fines book at the library the one with the baldwin evaluations, which were later removed from the book. Plus descriptions of more than 80 models of acoustic, digital, and electronic player pianos. Larry fine born 1950 is an american piano technician, consultant, and author. A piano is one of the most expensive consumer purchases many people will ever make. The guide is compiled by larry fine, who has published a consumer reference on piano. Make a fast and informed decision concerning the purchase of an acoustic or digital piano. The full perimeter iron frame is carefully designed and dimensioned to provide proper. Helps to make sense out of the myriad of new and used pianos that are out there, gives a lot of history about the piano, traces who made what and when, how much a piano is worth, how to figure out when and where it was made, what to look for in a quality instrument, how to avoid lemons, whether a piano is worth paying a. Noah adams, host of nprs all things considered the piano book is a musthave resource, no matter what kind of music you play, or what kind of piano you own or intend to buy. The three stooges official website of the three stooges. But best of all is acoustic and digital piano buyer, edited by larry fine, author of the piano book.
If you are buying a new piano, you also need to buy the yearly supplement book current version is 20012002. If you are buying either a new or used piano with strings as opposed to a purely digital no strings piano, you must buy this book. The piano book by larry fine, 9781929145010, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sales stayed high until the depression and world war ii years, but once the late 40s arrived, piano sales grew strong and steady again for the next 30 years. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This is corroborated by piano technicians over the u. A registered piano technician, fine has been involved in the piano industry for more than 40 years. The piano book evaluates and compares every brand and style of piano sold in the united states. Very close friends of mine once got their childrens deceased piano teachers steinway grand. They are ranked by larry fine author of the piano book as an upper level consumergrade piano, and are hotlycompetitive with many farmoreexpensive european brands ranked by fine as good quality performancegrade pianos. Hundreds of thousands of pianos are bought and sold each year, yet most people buy a piano with only the vaguest idea of what to look for as they make this major purchase.
If we did see the problems that are emphasized by dealers and the companies. In 1934, moe howard, larry fine, and jerome curly howard signed on with columbia studios as the three stooges to make the comedy shorts that are still viewed on television today. Helps to make sense out of the myriad of new and used pianos that are out there, gives a lot of history about the piano, traces who made what and when, how much a piano is worth, how to figure out when and where it was made, what to look for in a quality instrument, how to avoid lemons, whether a piano is worth. If you are buying a new piano, you also need to buy the yearly supplement book current version is 20012002 annual supplement to the piano book, also by larry fine. Then read the piano book by larry fine as well as the most current issue of its supplement, acoustic and digital piano buyer. He began his career in vaudeville and his act included playing the violin. The piano book by larry fine not the same of 3stooges fame, i take it, is a mustread if you are thinking of buying a piano. Piano buyer is a semiannual piano buying guide that will help you make a fast informed decision concerning the purchase of a piano or digital piano. World piano news regular piano news from around the world. Or if youre in our area you can come see us, well tell it to you straight. This gives you a mountain of information for buying and maintaining a piano. The piano book by larry fine does a good job of recommending brands and staying fairly current with whos building who.
October 17, 2018 october 15, 2019 no comments on new book. I cant recommend piano technician larry fines the piano book highly enough if youre in the market for a piano, new or used. The steinway i almost got to call my own this discussion reminds me of the steinway i almost got to call my own. This information should be very useful when trying to find out what your piano is worth.
This bible of the piano marketplace is indispensable to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional players alike. Music class supplies uw madison continuing studies. The reason 1930 is the cutoff point is that during the great depression many piano makers, both good and bad, went bankrupt, and their names were bought up by the surviving companies. I have been reading larry fines the piano book since i purchased our piano in 1990. You will save hundreds and perhaps thousands of dollars. The piano book evaluates and compares every brand and style of piano sold in this bible of the piano marketplace is. At the 2018 piano technicians guild national convention, rich galassini from cunningham piano company sat down for a chat with larry fine, author of the piano book and the piano buyer, the. In some cases, the defunct companys design continued to be used, but most of the time, only the name lived on. Piano history and piano removal, reminiscing on a steinway.
How to determine the value of a used piano our pastimes. An excellent resource for someone who wants to be an educated piano buyer. Piano buying guide the successor to the piano book. Anyone in the market for a new or used pianoincluding. Staff picks recommendations larry fine due to the highly subjective nature of piano ratings, in a map of the market for new pianos, we purposely avoided making too many judgments about the quality of the various brands. Instead, we provided, as a frame of reference, a summary of the way pianos are presented in the marketplace by manufacturers and dealers. Larry fine is a registered piano technician member of the piano technicians guild. Every single episode of larry davids hbo comedy curb your enthusiasm, ranked from the worst to the best. This is an excellent book anybody who owns, or is looking to buy a piano, should have this as a reference. Larry fine in his publication, the piano book, notes that there are no more problems with restored yamaha and kawai pianos than new ones. It also has pertinent information on piano pricing and discount information.
Mark stivers piano tuning and repair a piano service. Piano buyer guru larry fine at the 2018 ptg convention. Piano buyer the definitive guide to buying new, used. Please bring one electronic device compatible with tuning software. Fine names namesthe skinny on all available modern pianos you are apt to find in a dealers showroom, new and used. Hybrid pianos by alden skinner and larry fine buying an electronic playerpiano system by larry fine. Larry fines most popular book is swinging from a to z. You should also look at the blue book of pianos, which lists new piano prices and will appraise your used piano for a fee.
Every single book of sheet music in the store that is in the rcm classical or popular syllabus is labeled for you. Join facebook to connect with larry fine and others you may know. Fair market value is the price at which an item would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither of whom is compelled to buy or sell, and each of. Read free online, or purchase the 270page, fullcolor. A piano is one of the most expensive purchases a household will ever make, and buying a piano can be difficult, confusing, and time consuming. The purpose of this article is to comment on and clarify the information in piano buyer on determining the value of a used piano.
The back of the piano, which is certainly one of the most important parts of fine piano construction, is made entirely of the finest selected european beech and spruce. Supplying list prices for more than 2,500 currently made piano brands and models, as well as advice on how to estimate actual street prices to help negotiate the lowest possible price, this annual complement to the piano book offers the information necessary to differentiate between a good deal and a great deal when buying a piano. This publication contains a series of articles on buying and looking after. Larry fine has 33 books on goodreads with 20 ratings. Rachmaninoff performed by heidi raine, violin david creighton, cello larry flor, piano. The piano book20072008the piano book 20072008 larry fine 2. The piano buyer article has since been revised to include these comments. Music class supplies fall 2017 the art of piano tuning required textbook. Larry fine is the author of the piano book, the standard consumer reference in the piano business. A registered piano technician, fine has been involved in the piano industry for more than 35 years. There is information on piano moving and storage, inspecting individual new and used pianos, the special market for steinways, and sales gimmicks to watch out for. Chinese pianos are are already pretty close to catching up with yamaha, says larry fine, publisher of the influential piano book and piano buyer website. In 1958, moe and larry joined joe derita to continue the three stooges act until larry suffered a stroke during the filming of kooks tour in 1970. Fine writes one of our favorite vertical pianos at this price point.
This book offers an uptodate list of prices of current pianos that are both new and used. Louis feinberg october 5, 1902 january 24, 1975, known professionally as larry fine, was an american actor, comedian, violinist, and boxer, who is best known as a member of the comedy act the three stooges. If you actively play the piano, it is the most useful book you. Chicago piano store pianos in chicago used and new. If there is to be a piano in your future, the single indispensable reference is the piano book by larry fine.
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