Hi, There are several of these factory/workshop places in Japan that offer this type of "rebuild" piano (actually meaning "ready for showroom" condition). Some are better than others of course. One of the companies we buy pianos from offer this type of work and we are just amazed of what a fantastic job they do. A "small" or "medium" company of this type will have a stock of 500 pianos and around 40 skilled workers. The bigger companies can have more than 2000 pianos ready to be sold! >I liked "restored to showroom condition" too, > whatever that is, You'll actually be surprised if you saw the quality of some of these pianos. They do actually look and play like new. They are not necesarily all literally restored or rebuilt as you already know. They do get new polyester of the highest quality I've ever seen. The hardware refinishing is amazing too. Pins and strings are cleaned and often make you wonder if they are actually new (in some cases they ARE new). Same for keys, action... they look and perform like new (hammers might be new or they might not, etc). Of course soundboards are kept original (refinished as necesary) again as long as they look and perform like new. > and that all the grands have three pedals. I > wonder what that third pedal is connected to. Ron, as for the 3rd pedal on older grands it is of course a retrofitted full sostenuto. It works perfectly, and unless you look for any evidence of the installation, you would have thought as it being original. And, to the dealers delight, the regulation on these pianos is PERFECT. And they even come at pitch and in tune and voiced so they truly arrive in "showroom condition". Patrick > >> I just love that "pre-owned" bit. You now see it applied to cars, >> houses, >> pianos, whatever.... >> >> Apparently they were never "used." Just "owned." >> >> Del > > That's it, pre-owned. It's like adopting a dog - probably more > like it in some cases than in others, and few people want a > used dog. I liked "restored to showroom condition" too, > whatever that is, and that all the grands have three pedals. I > wonder what that third pedal is connected to. > > Ron N >
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