I don't think finely rebuilt Chickerings have have enough traction in the marketplace to command the top tier prices and resale ease of Steinways and Masons. For example on the Fazioli website they list several qualities they want to achieve on their pianos(good sustain, clarity of different voices especially in contrapuntal music, ability to play ppp and fff without the tone braking up, evenness across the entire compass, and others I forget), but I think most classical pianists would list most of those qualities and that many of the best pianos would have those qualities.ĭoes the pianist tell the rebuilder I want the Steinway sound or the Bechstein sound or.? My guess, although maybe false, is that even the best techs would describe certain tonal characteristics somewhat differently. Unless someone has heard a particular piano that one loves and the rebuilder can also hear it, for me at least, the words people use to describe tone are too vague to describe the tone accurately. SO, obvious questions what are you looking to achieve, where is your budget and do you have a restoration person who can realize your expectation within you budget? I find this post very interesting but I don't really understand how this would work in practice. Both you and the rebuilder would have to understand the sound you are looking for and be familiar with the particular commitment to achieve that. Middle to semi late 19th century Chickerings can be incredible instruments. It really depends on the sound you are looking for that would determine Model and how much restoration you would like to take on.
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