Advice Before You Buy a Piano
Purchasing a top of the range piano is not something to be taken lightly, and to ensure that it remains in the best possible condition and consistently provides you with beautiful sounding music means you should prepare fully before you buy. At Steinway, our pianos are very delicate instruments that need to be taken care of and respected throughout their lifetime. There are a number of ways that you can make certain this happens even before you buy the instrument.
Location
Finding the ideal location for your piano to stand is vitally important. Preferably, you piano should stand against the inside wall of a room, away from any outside doors, radiators and windows. As the surface of our pianos here at Steinway are sensitive to extensive amounts of sunlight, we fully recommend choosing a room where it will be in no way affected by direct sunlight so that it maintains its impressive appearance for a number of years to come. You can also invest in special supports that will protect the feet of your piano along with the floor of the room you feel it is most suited to.
Transport
Due to their extremely delicate nature, comprehensive transport plans should be put in place beforehand to make sure that your new piano gets to its final destination safely. Using a specialist transportation vehicle will give you the peace of mind that, on its journey, your new piano will always be safe and secure.
Insurance
As pianos are such valuable musical instruments, you should make sure that you get adequate insurance coverage should the worst happen. You should treat a piano like anything else covered by insurance in order to protect your financial asset at all times.
Pianos can bring years of enjoyment for every single member of the family; however you need to make sure that everything is in place before you purchase a piano from our quality collection here at Steinway.