Article: While it's always tempting to go with the cheapest option, you generally get what you pay for when purchasing a piano, provided you're dealing with an honest seller. It's better to spring for a higher-quality product that will give you greater enjoyment for years to come than settle for an inferior instrument. Most high-quality acoustic pianos will run between $4,000 and $200,000 new, and $1,000 and up used. Digital pianos are typically more affordable, running around $800-$10,000 new and as little as $200 used. While it may seem logical to start off with a lower-quality instrument if you're a beginner, the opposite is actually true: an inferior piano will be less responsive and make it difficult to produce satisfactory sounds. This is especially true for children, who will find it challenging to play properly on keys that aren't correctly weighted, since their hands are much smaller. Acoustic pianos (which include grands as well as uprights, or verticals) have much better sound, and the keys are more responsive. They are also typically more attractive, making a better addition to your home decor. Acoustics tend to cost more than digital pianos, but as they tend to last longer (20-30 years for an upright, 30-50 years for a grand), a used piano can still be a very good product and will tend to be more affordable. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Buy-a-Piano-Step-3-Version-4.jpg\/v4-460px-Buy-a-Piano-Step-3-Version-4.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Buy-a-Piano-Step-3-Version-4.jpg\/aid79437-v4-728px-Buy-a-Piano-Step-3-Version-4.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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<\/p><\/div>"} If you plan to perform with your piano, or bring it over to a friend's house for a jam session, you will want a digital piano, which is lightweight and portable. Digital pianos are also typically more affordable, and often come with special features such as sound options, recording abilities, and learning programs. When buying a digital piano, it's worth the extra expense to get one with weighted keys. This will give you a sense of how a real piano feels, and make for more dynamic, nuanced playing. Digital pianos have much shorter lifespans than acoustics (5-10 years if well cared for), and typically cost between $600 and $2,000 new. Digital pianos also frequently see more abuse, since they are portable and more often carried around and left in various places. You'll get more value for your dollar as the first owner of your digital piano. You'll get a better product, and you'll be paying for the piano's entire lifespan instead of just what's left. You also won't have to worry about past wear and tear or the last owner's neglect. If your budget is under $4,000, don't worry. Many used pianos can be of high quality, even if they require some tinkering after purchase. The most important thing is to know what you're paying for. A high-quality used piano will run between $2,500 and $25,500.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Decide on a budget. Buy an acoustic piano if you will be playing mainly at home. Buy a digital piano if you want to take it outside your home. Buy new if purchasing a digital piano. Buy a new acoustic if your budget is over $4,000.
Article: Determine whether your theory is valid, and make sure that your experimental results are repeatable. If you accept the theory, you should not be able to disprove it with the tools and information at your disposal. Do not, however, try to spin your theory into absolute fact. You will likely amass a lot of information in your quest to prove your theory. When you are confident that your results are repeatable and your conclusions are valid, try to distill your theory into a paper others can study and understand. Lay out your process in a logical order: first, write an "abstract" that summarizes your theory; then, lay forth your hypothesis, your experimental procedure, and your results. Try to distill your theory into a series of points or arguments. Finally, end the paper with an explanation of your conclusions. Explain how you defined your question, the approach you took, and how you tested it. A proper report will walk the reader through every relevant thought and action that brought you to your conclusion. Consider your audience. If you want to share your theory with peers in your field, write an formal paper explaining your results. Consider submitting your work to an academic journal. If you want to make your findings accessible to the general public, try distilling your theory into something more digestible: a book, an article, or a video. In the scientific community, theories are not generally considered valid until they have been peer-reviewed. If you submit your findings to an academic journal, another scientist may decide to peer-reviewthat is to say, test, consider, and replicatethe theory and process that you have put forward. This will either confirm the theory or leave it in limbo. If the theory survives the test of time, others may eventually try to expand your idea by applying it to other subjects. Your thought process does not need to end after you share your theory. Indeed, you may find that the act of writing up your ideas forces you to consider factors that you've been ignoring. Don't be afraid to keep testing and revising your theory until you're completely satisfied. This may mean more research, more experiments, and more papers. If your theory is large enough in scope, you may not ever be able to flesh out the implications in their entirety. Don't be afraid to collaborate. It can be tempting to keep your intellectual sovereignty, but you may find that your ideas take on new life when you share them with peers, friends, and advisers.
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Draw a conclusion. Share your results. Understand the peer-review process. Build upon your theory.