We are the proud owners of a baby grand piano. Used, of course. I could not (nor would I) put up the money for a new one. The one I really wanted was $7,500 ON SALE, down from $14,500. The one next to it in the showroom was a USED Steinway for $29,000... down from $60,000. I won't comment on the price of our's; just know that it was far, far, FAR less than any of these.
We were in the market for a piano for a while. We went the "very used" route for a bit, driving around to see what was for sale. We quickly learned that "very used" meant it was made around the turn of the century (not this century... the LAST century) and not likely to hold up for very much longer, by the looks of them.
Then, we did a 180-degrees and looked at new ones. You've already read the results of that search.
Again, though, my favorite was a George Steck, new. It was made of this striped wood, cherry color. Beautiful. We settled for a fairly new (10 years old) Young Chang. It, too, is cherry colored. Not quite as nice to look at, but a very good deal.
And so I now know what a "grand piano" means... that it's cost is measured in thousands. Our next stop, of course, is to learn how to play the dumb thing. No one in the family knows how.
We were in the market for a piano for a while. We went the "very used" route for a bit, driving around to see what was for sale. We quickly learned that "very used" meant it was made around the turn of the century (not this century... the LAST century) and not likely to hold up for very much longer, by the looks of them.
Then, we did a 180-degrees and looked at new ones. You've already read the results of that search.
Again, though, my favorite was a George Steck, new. It was made of this striped wood, cherry color. Beautiful. We settled for a fairly new (10 years old) Young Chang. It, too, is cherry colored. Not quite as nice to look at, but a very good deal.
And so I now know what a "grand piano" means... that it's cost is measured in thousands. Our next stop, of course, is to learn how to play the dumb thing. No one in the family knows how.
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