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The history of the piano traces back more than 3 centuries, and chronicles how the piano, most popular instrument in existence, continues to be the premiere instrument as we enter its fourth century. If you want to download this ebook, i provide downloads as a pdf, kindle, word, txt, ppt, rar and zip. 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 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 help negotiate the lowest possible price. Get access to the comprehensive and free piano buying guide. This revised and updated edition of the piano book evaluates and compares every brand and style of piano sold in the u. An excellent investment for the potential piano buyer, but also brimming with. 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. Curlys health necessitated a temporary retirement from the act, and while the. If there is to be a piano in your future, the single indispensible reference is the piano book by larry fine.

Piano buying guide the successor to the piano book. Sh1687 the piano book by larry fine a guide to buying a new or used piano. Larry fine in his publication, the piano book, notes that there are no more problems with restored yamaha and kawai pianos than new ones. 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. The piano book by larry fine, 9781929145010, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The invention and evolution of the piano acoustics today. Larry fine archives page 2 of 16 the three stooges. The instrument, the music, the musicians from mozart to modern jazz and everything in between by stuart isacoff isbn. Make a fast and informed decision concerning the purchase of an acoustic or digital piano. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. I have enjoyed the three preceding editions immensely, but the fourth surpasses them all.

Read larry fine s book before making an expensive piano decision. You will save hundreds and perhaps thousands of dollars. A registered piano technician, fine has been involved in the piano industry for more than 40 years. Introduction the purpose of this article is modest. The three stooges 4 from 1945s if a body meets a body through 1947s halfwits holiday, he was seriously ill, struggling to get through even the most basic scenes.

When bob moog called me in january 1986 to ask if i would work with him on a small project, the last thing i needed was another job. Brookside press was founded in 1986 to publish the piano book. To me, the most valuable part of larry fine s book is the information on new pianos although he supplies lavish information. Acoustic and digital piano buyer 2010, paperback for. Pdf pianoworld book 1 saving the piano download full. Its the only book about these pianos, as far as i know.

Since larry fine gives information on roughly what the piano market is like in his piano book, he helps many purchasers come to a successful conclusion with their piano purchase or maintence, so definitely before you come to a decision about what you want to do about a piano, stop. The piano book evaluates and compares every brand and style of piano sold in the united states. If there is to be a piano in your future, the single indispensable reference is the piano book by larry fine. The piano book20072008the piano book 20072008 larry fine 2. After an illustrated discussion of piano structure that explains the workings of both grand and upright pianos, the book gives careful advice for purchasing a new or used piano. 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. Anyone in the market for a new or used piano including. If you find an interesting used instrument, make sure that the manual is either still with it, or is readily available from. It is the most complex mechanical device in any home and is capable of fulfilling the players every musical wish. The word piano is a shortened form of pianoforte, the italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which derives from gravicembalo col piano e forte and fortepiano fine and gilbert. 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.

Isbn 1929145012, which contains a comprehensive survey of contemporary pianos. 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. I couldnt see fitting another activity into my schedule, so i said no. This is the grouping of the different piano brands based on their track record and their performance based on feedback i think.

This is corroborated by piano technicians over the u. 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. Piano buyer the definitive guide to buying new, used. Principles of piano technique and interpretation novello history and construction of the piano cyril ehrlich. The piano forums are an online community of piano lovers including piano industry professionals, concert artists, recording artists, technicians, dealers, manufacturers, and thousands of enthusiastic amateur pianist. This bible of the piano marketplace is indispensable to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional players alike. Larry fine born 1950 is an american piano technician. Buying pianos for an institution independent publishers.

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