| It's extremely difficult for anyone to determine exactly | | | | are selling at their particular piano store showroom, |
| what piano will be the easiest for any beginner to start | | | | piano sales people can often provide you with some |
| off playing. A beginning piano player will play any | | | | pretty good information as to the quality of certain |
| variety of piano exactly how he or she is taught to | | | | brands or the difference in quality between different |
| play it. | | | | models of the same brand. They should also be able |
| With that in mind - each brand, type and style of piano | | | | to provide you with different manufacturer's warranty |
| can sound differently and the sound and feel of each | | | | information without necessarily being too one sided |
| instrument may appeal differently to different players. | | | | with their commentary. |
| When considering purchasing a piano, especially when | | | | Talk to Teachers and Students |
| you don't have a whole lot of experience with the | | | | Sign up for a free introductory lesson, and while you're |
| instrument, there are several things that you should do | | | | there, pick the teacher's brain about what type of |
| before making your decision. A piano is a very large | | | | piano they feel best suits a beginner. A teacher will |
| investment, so it isn't something that should be taken | | | | often be totally unbiased in their opinion and have the |
| lightly. | | | | student's best interests at heart. |
| Some Valuable Tech Talk | | | | If you're lucky there will be other students there that |
| One of the best possible things that you can do when | | | | you can ask some questions of as well. Find out what |
| looking for a piano is to talk to a good technician. A | | | | different types of pianos they have played and what |
| good piano technician can be worth his weight in gold | | | | they feel would be the most comfortable and |
| when it comes to helping you decide what type of | | | | appropriate piano for someone who was just starting |
| piano will be the best for you. They will know just | | | | out. Who is better to ask than someone who was just |
| about everything there is to know about many | | | | recently in your position and had to go through the |
| varieties of pianos - which ones hold their sound best, | | | | same things themselves? |
| which are the easiest to repair, which may have | | | | The best piano to start out with is definitely the one |
| recurring problems. Most techs are also players as | | | | that you will happily play and that you will find yourself |
| well, so you'll likely be able to get some good personal | | | | wanting to play often. That's why it's so important to |
| recommendations from this valuable source. | | | | do a lot of research before jumping into a decision. In |
| Visit Every Showroom in Your Area | | | | addition to following the aforementioned advice, there |
| This will give you the opportunity to sit down at all | | | | are several good books available that will give solid |
| different types of pianos to plunk away, giving you a | | | | advice when considering purchasing a piano, and today |
| good feel for what type of piano you'll most likely feel | | | | there are an abundance of internet communities that |
| comfortable at. It will also allow you the opportunity to | | | | have sections devoted to providing advice to beginning |
| compare pricing between the different dealers and | | | | piano players. If you don't happen to see a line of |
| different brands. | | | | questioning that you think will help your situation, pose |
| Talk to Sales People | | | | the question yourself and let the advice of |
| Though some sales people may be pretty biased | | | | experienced piano players come to you. |
| towards one brand or another based on what they | | | | |