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Piano
Finders Full Service Buying Options:
Rebuilt Vintage Grands
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We use
our expertise to select the best pianos. |
For Vintage
Steinway
and other Quality Grands
Rebuilt by Kendall Ross Bean
Price Range $15,000 to
$95,000
You can count on us!
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We can save
you
thousands of dollars. |
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We guarantee the condition of the piano |
We make it easy for
you
from shipping to
tuning
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We protect you with a Limited Warranty |
We bring the piano to
its peak performance |
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We answer your questions before
you buy |
We provide service in
your home after
delivery |
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Top photo of 1873
Rosewood Victorian Steinway C Rebuilt by Piano Finders
and bottom photo is of Steinway B in Satin Ebony
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1.
We use our
expertise to select the best pianos:
As you know Steinway, Bechstein,
Mason & Hamlin, Bosendorfer, Knabe, Chickering and other vintage
grands made prior to 1940 are considered some of the best ever made.
Instead of buying a vintage piano that has had partial or
substandard workmanship, you can order a quality rebuild from us and
then we will find you the piano you want to rebuild. D & R
Masters pianos are rebuilt by Kendall Ross Bean, through our
authentic
rebuilding process. When finished, the piano looks,
sounds and feels as good if not better than when it was new.
Rebuilding a piano can give its parts an extended life of between
30-70 years. We help you decide the type of rebuilding you
want, give you a price and then find a piano that has the potential
you are looking for. This option allows you the to find
some of the most beautiful cabinets, quality and designs of the past
and yet have all the durability, touch and tone of a newly made
piano.
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We guarantee the
condition of the piano:
We have established the Piano Finders Standard, to help describe
the condition of a piano in the areas of quality, tone, touch,
durability and appearance. We produce a written document for you,
telling you exactly what to expect in each of these areas from the
piano we will be delivering to you. Often, even new pianos are
not at their peak potential, because the dealer has not paid a
skilled craftsman to do all the voicing, regulation and other
adjustments that make the biggest difference in touch and tone on
a piano. You can be assured that we will be doing this work on
your piano and we are willing to put it in writing before you
commit to buy.
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We protect you with
a 5 year D & R Masters, Inc. Limited Warranty: Our
rebuilding company, D&R Masters, Inc., contracts this
transaction and offers you their warranty. Since we will be
completely rebuilding this piano for you, we are already assured
that the quality of parts and workmanship is superior. Our
warranty is our way of telling you we are confident in the piano and
will do what it takes to make sure the piano continues to perform
well for you.
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We answer your
questions before you buy: We want
satisfied customers. One of our greatest sources of business is
referrals from other customers we have satisfied. It is our goal to
make sure that we have answered all your questions. We also will
educate you on issues you may not be aware of, so you can feel
completely comfortable about making this purchase. We screen our
customers, and if we do not feel that what we have to offer suits
your needs, or if we feel uncomfortable ourselves about how
satisfied you will be, we will not enter into a contract with you.
There are other options for buying pianos, and we want you to choose
the one that will make you happy.
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We can save you
thousands of dollars:
New pianos cost at least $5,000 to $20,000 more than a recently
quality rebuilt and refinished vintage grand. And if you find a quality rebuilt
and refinished grand already finished, it will
usually sell for at least $5,000 more than if you buy the piano when
it needs work and have us rebuild it. Vintage Steinways and other
quality grands have been
appreciating at a rate of 5-8% every year
for that last 13 years. And as the demand continues to
increase for these pianos the supply is fixed and becomes smaller in
comparison to demand. Some people even buy,
rebuild and sell these instruments as an investment, because the
returns are good and the process is rewarding.
We will give you a
detailed analysis on the investment value of any piano you are
deciding to buy before you make your decision.
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We make it easy for
you from shipping to tuning:
When we give you the price, it will include a package that makes it
easiest for you. The price includes a bench, tax (if you are a
California resident), shipping from the wholesaler to our shop,
polishing the piano to a beautiful luster, doing custom touch and
tone work on the piano to satisfy the best of pianists, shipping to
your home, tuning in your home. All of these details are
arranged by us. You can expect no hidden costs. We will need
you to give us certain information about your location, the stairs
to your house and any moving access difficulties the movers might
have so that we can get accurate quotes on the move to your
location.
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7. We bring the piano to
its peak performance: When a piano is
rebuilt, major structural parts, such as the cast iron plate, the
rim, the structure under the soundboard and the cabinet veneer are
not replaced. We will choose a piano where these parts are
stable and capable many more years more of life. The
parts of a piano we often replace in a piano are its soundboard,
pinblock, ribs, brigecaps, strings, tuning pins, hammers, shanks,
flanges, keytops and other action parts. Kendall Ross Bean's
20 plus years of experience as a Master craftsman and rebuilder, in
addition to his training as a concert pianist, helps him to achieve
a highly refined and superior quality musical instrument that is
both beautiful to hear and a joy to play. You may try
out pianos he has rebuilt before making this decision to have D & R
Masters rebuild your piano. You can also
talk to other customers who have chosen this approach. You
might enjoy our Key's Korner
cartoon tour about how a piano works, which includes several
diagrams of the piano parts, how they work and their names
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8. We provide service in
your home after delivery:
Once
the piano has been delivered to your home, it is usually best to
wait 1-2 weeks for it to adjust to the climate in your home before
tuning. Afterwards, an in-home tuning can be scheduled. If you
live close to Walnut Creek, CA., then Kendall Bean himself can come
out and do the final tuning in the home. If you live farther away,
we will hire a qualified tuner/technician to do the tuning. You
can usually expect that there may be a few sticky keys or a squeaky
pedal after a move, and the tuner can take care of these things at
the time of his/her visit.
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9. You can count on us!
We are dedicated to successful piano matches and we will do
everything within our power to make you happy. As members of
the Better Business Bureau, we also have a
complaint free record.
We don't anticipate that you will have any complaints that cannot be
easily resolved by us. The Better Business Bureau Customer
Care Program is also available as a support to you.
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