Here is a list of piano reviews which uses a rating system of 1 to 6 stars to describe their level of quality and performance. I hope that this wil serve as a helpful guide for anyone that is interested in purchasing a piano.
Piano Rating Guide Best ****** Excellent ***** Very Good **** Good *** Fair ** Poor * GRAND PIANOS GROUP #1 Highest quality instruments. Pianos of utmost quality, built to the highest standards in the industry. Many of these piano manufacturers have a very limited production, and are hand crafted by Artisans. Truly the best of the best. Price Ranges: $30,000- $183,200. Bechstein ****** Fazioli ****** Sauter ****** Seiler (ES, SE) ****** Bosendorfer ****** Bluthner ****** Schulze Pollmann ****** Steinway & Sons ****** Charles R. Walter *****1/2 Grotrian *****1/2 Mason & Hamlin *****1/2 GROUP #2 High performance pianos. Pianos built to a higher standard than pianos in the lower categories. These pianos are more durable and built for institutional, professional and artistic uses. Most pianos in this category are European and American made. Price Ranges: $18,900- $70,000. Seiler (ED) ***** Schimmel ***** Haessler ***** Yamaha (S Series Only) ***** Knabe ***** Kawai Shigeru **** Albert Weber **** W. Hoffmann **** GROUP #3 Upper Quality Consumer-Grade pianos. These instruments are mostly mass-produced and are more economical than those in the above mentioned categories. Price Ranges: $12,000-39,000 J. Strauss & Son **** Yamaha (C Series) **** Weber (Del Fandrich Design) **** Hallet,Davis & Co (Boston) **** Boston**** Kawai: RX **** Falcone ***1/2 Taylor ***1/2 Hailun ***1/2 GROUP #4 Consumer grade pianos. These pianos are designed in favor of being more economical and have less weight on high performance features. Price Ranges: $10,000-20,000. Yamaha GA1 *** Young Chang (Chinese) **1/2 Samick (Indonesian) **1/2 Yamaha GP1, GH1, GC1 **1/2 Kawai GM-10 , GE-20** Strauss * Krakauer * J. Becker * VERTICAL PIANOS GROUP #1 Highest quality instruments. Pianos of utmost quality, built to the highest standards in the industry. Many of these piano manufacturers have a very limited production, and are hand crafted by Artisans. Truly the best of the best. Price Ranges: $15,000-and up !!! C. Bechstein ****** Sauter ****** Seiler (ES, SE) ****** Bosendorfer ****** Bluthner ****** Schulze Pollmann ****** Steinway & Sons ****** Charles Walter ***** Mason & Hamlin *****1/2 W. Hoffmann *****1/2 Grotrian *****1/2 GROUP #2 High performance pianos. Pianos built to a higher standard than pianos in the lower categories. These pianos are more durable and built for institutional, professional and artistic uses. Most pianos in this category are European and American made. Price Ranges: $7,500- $30,000. Seiler (ED) ***** Schimmel ***** Haessler ***** Sauter ***** Knabe ***** Albert Weber***** Astin-Weight ****1/2 GROUP #3 Upper Quality Consumer-Grade pianos. These instruments are mostly mass-produced and are more economical than those in the above mentioned categories. Price Ranges: $3,500-12,000. Weber (DelFandrich Design) **** Boston (Japanese) **** Hallet, Davis & Co Boston **** J. Strauss & Son **** Yamaha (Japanese) ***1/2 Falcone ***1/2 Taylor ***1/2 Kawai (K5 , K6 , K8)<) ***1/2 GROUP #4 Consumer grade pianos. These pianos are designed in favor of being more economical and have less weight on high performance features. Price Ranges: $2,400-7,000. Young Chang *** Hailun*** Kawai (K2, K3, UST) *** Samick (Indonesian) **1/2 Yamaha P, T and M series **1/2 Kawai (k15, 500, 600, 900) ** Strauss * J. Becker *
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