WHAT MAKES
RESTORED PIANOS BETTER?
The
old piano’s structures and components were carefully manufactured of premium
quality materials by craftsman who spent a lifetime practicing their trade.
Today's
piano factories employ many unskilled, sometimes underpaid labor for their
assembly lines and they use cheaper, easier to find parts.
This
practice started during the recession time in the 1930’s when manufacturers had
to cut costs just to survive. There are irregularities in almost all new
instruments.
When
an instrument comes into our shop for restoration, it is restored to the
original manufacturer’s specification.
Often,
high maintenance action parts are replaced by those of the world famous piano
action manufactory of RENNER in Germany.
These
action parts will perform better and are much easier and faster to regulate and
are therefore cost saving.
RENNER
makes these parts for all types of grand- and upright pianos, including the
famous makes.
WHY IS IT
WORTH RESTORING A PIANO FROM TIMES GONE BY?
If
you own a good make instrument or even a very famous one, whether it is a grand
or upright piano, it is very much advisable to look into a full restoration,
because such instruments are highly priced on today’s market.
For
an upright, the price can be well as much as $20,000. For a grand piano,
depending on its size, it can be well over the $ 100,000 mark.
The
cost of a full restoration of such an instrument will be significantly less
than the purchase price of a comparable new instrument.
HOW WE
RESTORE YOUR PIANO?
New
pinblocks, if needed, are of
multi-laminate eastern maple. These pinblocks are far superior than the old two
or three laminate pinblocks used in older pianos, and will never crack or warp.
New soundboards, if needed, are made of the finest quality Sitka or White Spruce, hand selected by us.
They
are air dried and manufactured with great care in our shop.
New
mechanisms are the world famous RENNER actions, the same as used by BÖSENDORFER
and Hamburg STEINWAY.
New
hammers are of the highest quality by RENNER or ABEL.
Strings
are the very best; the RÖSLAU brand.
The
cabinet is expertly restored and refinished to the finest tradition of
instrument making.
WHAT IS A
RESTORED PIANO?
It
is a piano, carefully made by yesterday’s craftsman and restored with the same
concern for detail in our workshop.
It
is a piano re-conditioned in an atmosphere where time and material are
secondary to the perfection of the musical instrument itself.
Our
philosophy is to rebuild and refinish pianos in the same spirit that they were
made.
We
have the technology, we have the facilities and we have the concern.
The
results are beautiful.
Feel
free to call us for more information, like guarantee, trade in, etc.
Why
would you purchase a mass produced piano?
You
can be the proud owner of a fine handcrafted instrument that will last well
into future generations.
THE CHOICE IS
YOURS!
Marinus
J. van Prattenburg
Restoration
of Early and Contemporary Pianos
3887 Desert
Pines Avenue
Peachland,
B.C. V0H-1X2
CANADA
Phone: 250 767 2300 E-Mail: marinus@earlypianos.com