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| To buy a new Steinway or not to buy new, that is the | | | | certain to have a qualified technician review and |
| question. Or is that the question? The answer is more | | | | understand the background of the instrument you are |
| straightforward than many people understand. | | | | considering, as well as the warrantees and guarantees |
| When considering the possibility of buying a brand new | | | | either implicit or explicit with the purchase. After all, a |
| grand Steinway piano directly from the factory, or | | | | Steinway Piano is not a small purchase for most, and |
| buying a restored or rebuilt Steinway, there really is no | | | | should be done with utmost care. |
| comparison. | | | | Now on returning to the issue of price, one will find |
| Of course when you purchase a new Steinway Piano | | | | there is a large difference in price between purchasing |
| you get the factory warranty and back-up and | | | | a brand new Steinway Model B, for example, and a |
| support of the original Steinway and Sons factory | | | | restored Steinway Model B from one of the most |
| itself. You also know that if there are any serious | | | | reputable of dealers. At the time of this writing the |
| flaws or problems with the piano that the factory will | | | | new Steinway B lists for approximately US $68,000 |
| take care of the problem. Whether you chose an | | | | from most Galleries, but a restored Steinway B, of |
| instrument directly from the floors of Steinway in New | | | | equal quality and guarantee, can be as low as $45,000 |
| York, or from a certified Steinway Gallery, you will be | | | | or even less! (Check out or ) On the largest of the |
| choosing an excellent instrument. | | | | grand pianos, the Steinway Model D pianos, the |
| However, the question lies not on just on the quality of | | | | difference between the rebuilt and new piano is often |
| service that the Steinway factory, dealers and | | | | $40,000 or more. The latest Steinway D that we listed |
| distributors can supply, but whether or not you can you | | | | ( is $79,000 as opposed to a new Steinway Model D |
| receive the same service and warranty from | | | | piano that lists for approximately $120,000. Every |
| Steinway resellers. The answer is both yes and no. | | | | Steinway Model D listed is around this price, and |
| Some yes, some no. In fact, some rebuilders offer | | | | everyone of them has been restored to the original |
| longer guarantees on parts like the soundboard than | | | | sound, color, beauty and touch of the latest Steinway |
| the Steinway and Sons factory or Steinway Galleries, | | | | piano off the factory floor. Of course the price |
| so there is no loss there. And many of these places | | | | differences are not just there for the Model B |
| have had years of reputable service that is | | | | Steinway Pianos either. In every grand piano model, |
| comparable to the best of the Steinway dealers, so | | | | one will find a significant savings. |
| there is no problem there either. | | | | But the savings don’t just stop there. Many |
| There is a caveat, however. And that is that one must | | | | older pianos have a tone and feel that is more even |
| know and understand the dealer that they are | | | | and perfected with time. It may seem strange to |
| purchasing the piano from. Unfortunately, in the piano | | | | some, but that is because of they think of buying a |
| business, like many other industries, there are those | | | | piano like buying a car. A piano is not like a car, in that it |
| that make there living by praying on the ignorance of | | | | depreciates with age, but rather, it appreciates and can |
| the masses. There are pianos that have been | | | | improve with age, and like a violin or other string |
| restored improperly, incorrectly, and will not have the | | | | instrument, the wood can deepen in tone and depth |
| correct sound or touch that the Steinway pianos are | | | | over time, and create a truly luscious sound that is |
| so well noted for. | | | | timeless. |
| So the easiest method to qualify a reseller that is | | | | One final note on price. Steinway and Sons will tell you |
| rebuilding Steinway pianos is to find out if the | | | | that there pianos will appreciate over time. This is true. |
| restoration was done by a certified Steinway | | | | But the appreciation occurs not just piano of the |
| Technician, and then find out where the pianos that are | | | | antique value of the instrument. It is also |
| restored are going. For example, many of our pianos | | | | because the instruments produced by Steinway are |
| are restored by the same technician who restored the | | | | becoming more expensive with each passing year. |
| Steinway Concert D used in the Lincoln Center, New | | | | This alone creates a wonderful opportunity for both |
| York City. One of the most prestigious concert halls in | | | | the buyer and seller of a rebuilt piano to enjoy the |
| the world. From here, it is easy to see that one cannot | | | | benefits of not purchasing new. |