How To Purchase A Piano If You Know Nothing About The Instrument

How would I go about purchasing a piano if I know nothing about the instrument?

If you came to me with absolutely no knowledge on how to buy a piano, I would firstly try to identify what your needs were. What's the space like that you're going to put the piano into? How often are you going to play it? Who's going to be using the piano in your home? And what do you want it to look like? Once you have those questions answered, then we can figure out what the right type of piano is for you. Whether it's an upright or a baby grand, if it's black or if it's white, and if it needs to have this particular type of sound. And from there, we can decide what the appropriate brand is, what the appropriate price range is and from that point we can decide whether you're good candidate for a used piano or a new piano.