Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying a Piano written by Marty C. Flinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a lot to think about when you're buying a piano. Choosing from new or used, digital or acoustic, upright, grand, hybrid, or player pianos can overwhelm almost anyone. Piano buyers are often unfamiliar with manufacturers or manufacturing methods and materials or price ranges, which often constitute a major home furnishing investment. The Complete Idiot's Guideto Buying a Pianois the first book written by salespeople to guide prospective buyers through the process, dispelling the myths and misconceptions associated with piano selling by uncloaking common deceptions and dirty tricks. This book will save buyers time, money, and frustration by providing the straight scoop and unvarnished truths about buying pianos. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, readers will find- How to determine what the right piano is for you. A detailed but easy-to-use buyer's guide for all the well-known and many of the not-so-well-known piano models. Dispelling of the myths and misconceptions about pianos. The differences, advantages, and disadvantages among acoustic, digital, hybrid, player, antique, new, and used pianos.