What is the difference between repairing and restoring (rebuilding)?
(4) What is the difference between restored and used pianos? Of course, by definition, any piano that is not new is used. But what differentiates classic restored pianos are their origins. The piano was perfected roughly 100 years ago. The Golden Era of the piano industry was the turn of the 20th Century. Before radio and television, the piano was the centerpiece of the home. The children played, the parents played and the grandparents played. The public was more discerning about sound quality, and the pianos reflected that demand. Then, the stockmarket crashed, the depression hit and the World Wars followed. The subsequent generations played less and less piano. The morale of the piano industry never really recovered. In the 1960s the Japanese pianos came on the market. With their production line approach they gained a strong foothold. Then in the 80s, with price being the main concern, the Korean pianos started to appear. As with anything built to fit a price point, the longevity of
