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Every page on Chord & Case, grouped by instrument. 290 pages in total.

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Work out which instrument fits the player, the house and the budget before you spend anything.

Electric, acoustic, adult and child sizes, and the specific specs that decide whether a beginner sticks with it.

Key count, key action, and the difference between a keyboard you play and a piano you learn on.

Four strings, soft nylon, and a small enough body that a seven-year-old can actually hold it.

Acoustic or electronic, sized by the player's reach rather than their age, and the noise question answered honestly.

Violin, viola, cello and mandolin — starting with the measurement that has to come before the purchase.

Woodwind and brass for school band — starting with the rent-or-buy question that comes before any of it.