Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to The New Coffee Room. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
What would you guess the price is?
Topic Started: Dec 12 2011, 04:02 PM (330 Views)
PattyP
Member Avatar
Senior Carp
Anybody want to venture a guess on the price of this? Of course the web site says, "Call for price".

I'd guess at least $70-80K. Sure is purdy, though.

I know I said Steinway is not my first choice, but for the right one I might concede.

http://used.steinwaypianos.com/pianos-for-sale/1900-steinway-victorian-heirloom-grand-piano-98669/

Posted Image

Posted Image

A tired dog is a good dog.

"Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really."
A.S. Turnbull
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
KlavierBauer
Member Avatar
HOLY CARP!!!
I fit's a decent rebuild/remanufacturer I'd say your price is close.
At first I thought it was an A - but I see now it's a B.

I'd be curious to know if the Steinway restoration center uses current Steinway parts or period parts.
Anyone know?

It's pretty - looks like a decent refinishing job from this distance.
"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper
"He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
LWpianistin
Member Avatar
HOLY CARP!!!
I'll say $60,000 to $75,000
And how are you today?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
KlavierBauer
Member Avatar
HOLY CARP!!!
My pricing may be off Patty - I have a reason for what I'm thinking, but I don't have any idea where Steinway prices this piano, so I could be way off.
I'm basing it on full restorations we used to do, relative to retail of new - but I really have been out for a couple of years now and don't know where this would be priced. :)

We had a couple gorgeous As of similar vintage that turned out absolutely beautiful, especially with some redesign of the scaling and putting on hammers of a more appropriate weight relative to the scale.
"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper
"He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
PattyP
Member Avatar
Senior Carp
KlavierBauer
Dec 12 2011, 04:27 PM
I fit's a decent rebuild/remanufacturer I'd say your price is close.
At first I thought it was an A - but I see now it's a B.

I'd be curious to know if the Steinway restoration center uses current Steinway parts or period parts.
Anyone know?

It's pretty - looks like a decent refinishing job from this distance.
I would hope that it is, judging by their web site. But, caveat emptor.

"If you are considering a restored or pre-owned Steinway, we strongly recommend that you get written confirmation that every part in the piano is a genuine Steinway part."

A tired dog is a good dog.

"Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really."
A.S. Turnbull
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
KlavierBauer
Member Avatar
HOLY CARP!!!
Genuine may not mean period - I was just curious if Steinway rebuilding a B uses a similar hammer-set to the B today, which would be folly.

What a concert instrument was designed to do in the early 1900s was very different than today, and often the scales were of much lower tension, better suited to softer hammers - which were normal at the time, as the process for "hard press" hammers hadn't been invented yet.

Scales were lower tension, hammers were much softer, and the pianos were therefore completely different then the same size instrument of today.
Remanufacture of an old instrument with the appropriate parts, and appropriate scale tweaks makes for a very different Steinway than you've ever played. An amazing instrument actually.
Some of the As we rebuild were among my favorite pianos ever - and those who know me know I've never been a Steinway fanboi.
"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper
"He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
kenny
HOLY CARP!!!
I thought pianos restored by SW were priced at some percentage below the price for a new one today.
15% IIRC.
In this case the fancy legs, lyre, and music desk may bump the price up, but then again maybe not since that may have been the "standard" cheapest finish when it was originally sold.

I am astonished Steinway has a "Make and offer" feature.
Must be hard times.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
VPG
Member Avatar
Pisa-Carp
Kenny, it's not Steinway selling it, It was rebuilt bt Steinway.
Being sold by Steinway Hall, Dallas. As you know that is a Steinway dealer, not Steinway.
http://www.steinwaypianos.com/
I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK!


"People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look."
Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
PattyP
Member Avatar
Senior Carp
Vince, I'm a dork. Would you 'splain "Steinway dealer not Steinway" to me?

A tired dog is a good dog.

"Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really."
A.S. Turnbull
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Luke's Dad
Member Avatar
Emperor Pengin
In this case, somebody else owns the stores, not Steinway. I've never met the guy that owns Dallas but I do know his brother.
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
PattyP
Member Avatar
Senior Carp
OK, that makes sense now. Thanks, LD.

A tired dog is a good dog.

"Dogs' lives are too short...their only fault, really."
A.S. Turnbull
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
VPG
Member Avatar
Pisa-Carp
PattyP
Dec 14 2011, 04:59 PM
Vince, I'm a dork. Would you 'splain "Steinway dealer not Steinway" to me?
What LD said. Also a few years back Steinway started A program
mostly in big cities Allowing dealers to change their name to Steinway Hall. The dealer had to basically not handle other lines.
Only handle Steinway, Boston, etc.
I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK!


"People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look."
Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
apple
one of the angels
the music desk is awesomely beautiful.. I'd like it.
it behooves me to behold
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
« Previous Topic · The New Coffee Room · Next Topic »
Add Reply