| s, as a whole, can be a pretty costly investment. They | | | | pianos in the world. With Mason & Hamlin you are |
| often range into the double digits of thousands for | | | | sure to get a high quality instrument, but you |
| even some of the lower end models. | | | | won’t run into prices that are quite as |
| There seem to be manufacturers that have both an | | | | astronomical as that of Steinway or Fazioli. Mason |
| "economy" line of pianos that it would be easier for an | | | | & Hamlin has pianos starting as low as about |
| average, middle class family to afford as well as a | | | | twenty thousand dollars, but for their top of the line |
| range of higher end pianos designed for the more | | | | instrument, you can expect to spend in the |
| serious player. Though the most sought after pianos, | | | | neighborhood of one hundred thousand dollars. |
| and those often mentioned as the favorites of more | | | | Kawai |
| experienced players come from manufacturers that | | | | Kawai is a very popular manufacturer that covers |
| exclusively craft high end, very expensive instruments. | | | | both ends of the spectrum when it comes to pricing. |
| Fazioli | | | | Kawai makes Grande pianos that range in price from |
| Fazioli are makers of some of the most incredible and | | | | just over ten thousand dollars (which is very |
| unusual specialty pianos available - ranging in price | | | | reasonable when it comes to an instrument from a |
| from just under six figures at the bottom of the scale, | | | | reputable manufacturer), all the way up to almost one |
| all the way up to a whopping four hundred thousand | | | | hundred and twenty thousand for their most |
| dollars. Fazioli’s most expensive piano is | | | | expensive model. |
| beautifully hand crafted from the wood of the mighty | | | | Yamaha |
| Sequoia and is accented with jewels and mother of | | | | Yamaha is one of the most popular brands of piano in |
| pearl. | | | | terms of both sound and quality. Yamaha has an |
| Much of what Fazioli produces is not patented, they | | | | extensive line of pianos, including several that would be |
| are confident enough in their creations and | | | | considered "affordable" in the world of piano players. |
| craftsmanship to give others a free pass to try and | | | | They have a few higher end pianos that exceed the |
| duplicate it. Fazioli is ever striving and succeeding to be | | | | fifty thousand dollar mark and their top of the line |
| the most innovative piano company in the world, so if | | | | model comes in at nearly one hundred and thirty |
| you can’t live without one of these incredible | | | | thousand dollars. |
| instruments - you’d better be prepared to pay | | | | It wouldn’t be unheard of to see Yamaha |
| for it. | | | | ranked, in terms of quality, right up their with the |
| Steinway | | | | manufacturers that produce nothing but the most |
| Often mentioned among the most popular brands of | | | | expensive instruments, so the argument could certainly |
| piano of all time, Steinway also makes some of the | | | | be made that Yamaha may pack the most punch for |
| most expensive pianos as well. Though the Steinway | | | | your dollar spent when it comes to their fine |
| name is much more prominent and widely available to | | | | instruments. |
| the general public than that of specialty manufacturer | | | | For the most part, the old adage of "you get what you |
| Fazioli, its Steinway that boasts the single most | | | | pay for" is just as true with pianos as it is with |
| expensive piano ever produced - the Alma-Tadema, | | | | everything else. So if you want either a specialty piano, |
| which sold at auction for in excess of one million | | | | or one of the high end instruments from one of the |
| dollars. | | | | more respected and reputable manufacturers, you |
| Mason & Hamlin | | | | should probably expect to pay top dollar for it - and |
| Mason & Hamlin is another high end manufacturer, | | | | with pianos, sometimes top dollar is well over six |
| producing some of the most beautiful and well crafted | | | | figures. |