Steinway Mod C

 

 The Steinway model C is a favourite for those requiring a concert grand of medium proportions. The depth and range of this piano are, quite simply, awe inspiring. A new soundboard has been fitted to this piano to ensure another hundred years of playing pleasure.
Rebuilt to the highest specifications using only Steinway parts, this golden age piano has all the attributes of a new instrument with the smooth, mellow tone of a golden age piano.
Please take time to browse photos of the restoration process.
Details of guilded, lettered frame…
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Detail of hammer.
Why do we show this photo?
We are proud of our restoration work. As the UK’s only piano manufacturer (www.cavendishpianos.com) we have facilities to undertake full piano rebuilding projects. This photo is testimony of the level of craftsmanship and absolute throughness of our work. In this image can be seen; new Steinway hammers, new Steinway kid leather rollers, recentering of all hinges, new repetition springs etc..
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  • Width: 155 cm
  • Length: 227 cm
  • Weight: 425 kg
  • Age 1899
  • price £45,000
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  • “Piano restoration” can be a complicated area to understand for a customer. Different retailers may use the term to mean different things. This can often account for wildly different prices for seemingly similar pianos. “Fully restored”, “reconditioned”, “refurbished”, “rebuilt” – what do all these terms mean?To make life simple at Yorkshire Pianos we only deal in completely rebuilt period pianos. It’s best to think of this as a new piano in an old case. This represents the best of both worlds, the beauty of period materials and craftsmanship with the accuracy of a new mechanism. The original tone of the instrument is preserved through using identical parts and reparation of soundboard rather than replacement.Sadly, pianos do not last for ever. It is a popular misconception that a piano will last indefinitely. It is true, they do have a very long lifespan perhaps 60 or 70 years but after this time they will be worn out and, more importantly will no longer “hold their tuning”. A piano may look and even sound wonderful but if it no longer stays in tune then it is much like a shiny car that no longer goes along! Pianos are designed so they can be rebuilt in the future. Every minute part is designed to be replaceable.

     

    The replacement of the pinblock (also called wrest plank) helps provide a new lease of life for a piano and ensures tuning stability. A replacement of this sort is a major undertaking and well beyond the scope of most piano restoration workshops. Yorkshire pianos incorporates the manufacturing facility of Cavendish Pianos which provides the most comprehensive piano restoration service in the UK.