Steinway & Sons Victorian Cottage Upright Piano
1875, Fully Restored! $8,999.99
This is a rare piano! Built only a few years after Steinway & Sons was founded, it is also in rare condition. Fully refinished, but also fully restored inside, it's not only beautiful to look at but it plays well, sounds great and holds tune like a champ!
https://www.onthisday.com/date/1875
This piano was built the year that the opera 'Carmen' was premiered!
This piano was built the year that Maurice Ravel was born!
Some of the details: Victorian styling, open pin block, carved music desk for immediacy of sound, the finish is apparently Rosewood, there are new keytops. This piano is about 48" tall and about 60" across. It only has 85 keys, which was standard back then. The footprint is less than one would expect, but don't let that fool you! It's a solid piano! Now-a-days we would call a piano this size a Studio Upright, but back then, Cottage Upright was the nomenclature. The full upright, or cabinet grand, was a bit taller! At the time this piano was built, the square grand was popular, so cottage uprights of this age are uncommon. Never-the-less, the workmanship is remarkable, both that of Steinway, but also that of the restorer. Steinway was working hard to gain the reputation it has today, and this piano is the beneficiary! See for yourself! Make an appointment!
PS. The current Steinway company does not supply parts for antique pianos like this, so it is possible that non-Steinway parts were used in the restoration. The cabinet, cast-iron harp and action parts are original Steinway, as are the keys, soundboard and pin block. That is, all the wood is Steinway, as is the metal plate.
https://www.onthisday.com/date/1875
This piano was built the year that the opera 'Carmen' was premiered!
This piano was built the year that Maurice Ravel was born!
Some of the details: Victorian styling, open pin block, carved music desk for immediacy of sound, the finish is apparently Rosewood, there are new keytops. This piano is about 48" tall and about 60" across. It only has 85 keys, which was standard back then. The footprint is less than one would expect, but don't let that fool you! It's a solid piano! Now-a-days we would call a piano this size a Studio Upright, but back then, Cottage Upright was the nomenclature. The full upright, or cabinet grand, was a bit taller! At the time this piano was built, the square grand was popular, so cottage uprights of this age are uncommon. Never-the-less, the workmanship is remarkable, both that of Steinway, but also that of the restorer. Steinway was working hard to gain the reputation it has today, and this piano is the beneficiary! See for yourself! Make an appointment!
PS. The current Steinway company does not supply parts for antique pianos like this, so it is possible that non-Steinway parts were used in the restoration. The cabinet, cast-iron harp and action parts are original Steinway, as are the keys, soundboard and pin block. That is, all the wood is Steinway, as is the metal plate.
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