Some salespeople told me, 'A practical choice for you is a used electric piano'!! Some others said, 'Your price range won't buy anything acoustic but very small used spinets or mediocre used consoles'. We were also introduced to electric keyboards and hybrid pianos. We saw a lot of spinets, consoles, studios, and even some 'gray market' uprights. For more than 3 months, we went to various piano stores nearby. I was looking for a good used pianofor my kid to take lessons and myself to resume learning.