

This process typically takes 2 or more visits by a piano tuner and costs several hundred dollars. Raising the pitch of a piano requires increasing the tension by tightening the strings. This is because the strings are under thousands of pounds of tension. Often a piano that has not been tuned for a year or more has dropped in pitch. Pianos that have not been maintained regularly can be very costly to tune. If the piano hammers, strings, pins, pinblock, bridges and soundboard have not been cared for, properly maintained and are not in good condition, the repairs can be very costly. In fact, the CDC and Institute of Medicine have found links to mold exposure and respiratory illness or asthma symptoms in otherwise healthy children. Others who are exposed to mold can have mild to severe allergic reactions to mold exposure. Some people, particularly children, can be sensitive to mold. If an instrument has been overexposed to moisture, mold and bacteria will grow. Wool piano hammers, wood and leather action parts and wooden keys are sensitive to their atmosphere. Used pianos are susceptible to mold growth. Your home & family’s health and the used piano condition, maintenance record, history and age. There are many other important considerations when buying a used piano. Unless you are a piano expert, your best assurance is to rely on the judgement of the most experienced dealer in your area with a proven record of integrity and fair dealing. What appears to be a rare bargain may prove to be a real liability. In the United States alone, approximately 9,000 piano brand names have been placed on the market.īuying a piano privately can be dangerous and costly. Over the last 300 years, millions of pianos have been manufactured, by thousands of piano manufacturers worldwide, with tens of thousands of brand names. We have prepared an informative check-list of important things you should know when you consider a used piano.
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Our inventory is always changing, please visit the store to see our full selection of pianos for sale!Īsk the Piano Man Before you “adopt a piano” from a neighbor, get a free piano from a friend, our buy a “cheap” piano through Craigslist, we encourage you to learn more about the average, “good used piano”. These pianos are younger than many other used pianos so you can keep them sounding great longer! Call today to get an affordable and magnificent keyboard for yourself.

Strauss & Son, and Samick pianos, along with many more. You can purchase a certified used Yamaha, Kawai, Kimball, Baldwin Professional, Baldwin Acrosonic, Hamilton, Harman Peck, Otto Altenburg, J.

We also have a certified used piano program that includes some of the top brands in the world.

This allows us to bring you all these outstanding instruments from top-notch manufacturers for modest prices. World-class European pianos by makers like Petrof, Weinbach, Sauter, Seiler, Bechstein, Hamburg Steinway, and more also make their way to our qualified staff. American piano makers like Steinway & Son, Mason & Hamlin, William Knabe, Chickering, Sohmer, and Baldwin often are restored and resold in our store. Learn more about our Certified Reconditioning Process, review our baby grand pianos for sale below, or visit our College Park, MD, showroom for an in-person look at our used baby grand pianos.New Jersey’s Trusted Source for Pre-Owned Yamaha and Steinway Pianos with a large selection of American Made PianosĪt B Natural Pianos, we carry some of the biggest names in the piano world. Used Baby Grand Pianos for Saleīefore being placed in our showrooms for sale, each of our used baby grand pianos undergoes a rigorous reconditioning process to deliver the highest-quality acoustic piano possible in regard to sound quality, overall performance and visual aesthetic. As with all grand pianos, the horizontal action of the hammers on the piano strings make baby grand pianos a superior option to uprights, because notes are repeated more reliably and with more consistent tone.
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Baby grand pianos are ideal for professional and advanced piano players who have space available, because the action supports a more skillful, practiced touch than a petite baby grand piano.īaby grand pianos provide sonorous, concert-quality sound without taking up as much space as grand pianos or concert grand pianos. View our selection of reconditioned, used baby grand pianos ranging in length from 5′ to 5′ 6″ and in price from $3,500 to $16,500 by brands like Steinway, Kawai, Yamaha, and Weber.
