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From: jerry@uwmcsd1.UUCP (Jerry Lieberthal)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Re: buying a piano
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 17:43:39 EDT
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> I'm about to buy a new grand piano, and would like some advice.
> (I haven't seen requests like this on this newsgroup, but if the

I have looked for about 10 years before I bought my piano.  It is a
Steinway model O (about 6'), which was built in 1894.  I personally won't
buy a piano any newer than about 60 years old.

I also looked at Chickering, Baldwin, etc., and the biggies from Europe.
I needed something that wouldn't outgrow me as I moved up in the area of  
difficulty. Of course, I was spoiled by my teachers Steinway concert grand
from 1872, refinished in rosewood.

My suggestion is to look at older pianos, and perhaps some that may
require rebuilding.  My piano cost me about $2500 for rebuilding, and
I have never regretted it, especially since the replacement cost now would
be about 8 times that amount..

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