Description
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Rebuilding a Steinway is a major undertaking. You have to decide which parts to replace and track down the correct specifications. Then there are months of skilled work to make the piano play the way it did when it was young.
This Model L needs none of that!
Built in New York in 1973, this piano has had gentle use and has spent its life in a stable home. It shows none of the environmental wear that takes a toll on so many pianos. The tone is warm and round, and the action is fluid and remarkably quiet. Because nothing is worn, it plays with velvety smoothness.
At the same time, years of gentle playing have broken it in. New Steinways, and newly rebuilt pianos, go through a period while the strings stretch and everything settles. As a result, this piano benefits from exceptional stability.
The case has just been refinished with multiple layers of sprayed lacquer, hand-rubbed to a lustrous glow. This is the same type of finish the piano had originally. You get the look of a new piano with the seasoned stability of one that has been around for years.
For every Steinway like this, there are hundreds that need major work, or that aren't even good candidates for restoration without being completely gutted. If you want a piano good life and dependable performance, this Model L is a true workhorse. It has a refined sound, a precise action, and a gorgeous finish.
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