Artisan Pianos

Before you buy a Steinway…

Are you thinking of purchasing a state of the art, heirloom quality piano? Congratulations! A limited production high performance piano is vastly superior to a mass produced piano. Not only are the materials of a better quality, so is the attention to detail in the assembly. The end result will be a piano that plays with much greater expression and the tonal capabilities are…well…. just amazingly better. Even the finest mass produced pianos from Japan, as consistent as they are, pale in comparison to a hand-made instrument.

It has to be said, despite what you may have heard, there are several great pianos in the world. One major manufacturer, Steinway & Sons, would like you to believe that only their pianos are fit for the best pianist on the planet. To their credit, their marketing department has done an incredibly good job at perpetuating this myth. Early in Steinway’s history, Note, I am not saying Steinway pianos are bad, but I will say the marketing hype far exceeds their actual value.

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