I have an old piano right now in my house that is ready for some string replacement. When you are ready to move up in quality you also have the options to upgrade your 'student' model piano. The most noticable thing you would probably notice is the feel of the keys and the action.īut you will need to be realy into piano playing for a while to notice this making a difference in your playing. If you like the sound of the student model piano and the price is good you should be able to sell it dow the road should you ever want to replace it with a higher quality piano. Most of the differences are things most people do not see. How many laminates in the pin block? The quality of the damping felt. The action that throws the hammer (is it a Renner or another brand) Even the pins in the pin block have different qualities, shapes and sizes. the quality of the steel used to cast the harp frame - some use recycled metals, soem use only virgin metal. The paint used, the number of coats of paint. Two pianos side by side may both be described as using spruce for their sound board but one will use wood that came from the out side of the tree, or several trees, another will use only heartwood from the center of one tree.

What makes some pianos better than others? There are different standard in quality of wood used. Some 'student' models from manufacturer A are better than 'professional' models from manufacturer B. The difference between 'student' models and higher end models will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

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