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Some History on Antique Pianos
 09/02/10

What make a piano antique? 
At what age do pianos merit this description ? 
The term Antique Pianos refers essentially to upright & grand pianos built 100 years ago or more. An `Early Keyboard Instrument' usually refers to keyboard instruments of a more basic and dated structure, and would have been built before the Grand & Uprights had been introduced. Early keyboard examples would include early spinets, clavichords, square pianos, early harpsichords and the like. All such instruments would be over 125 years old, and are also classified as "Antique". 


Early keyboards are not included in this definition, but still covers a large number of instruments built 100 years ago or more. Only a limited number of pianos are good musical instruments for two main reasons: First, at 100 years ago, piano quality was still being improved and only the better-known makes had produced excellent musical instruments. Secondly, many instruments have suffered over the years either loss of structural integrity, or had not yet reached the point in their development whereby the musical quality was good enough. 
 
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Faust Harrison Pianos one of the world's largest retailers rebuilt vintage Steinway and Mason/Hamlin pianos, just finished a 3-year study/evaluation to quantify or determine which of the two pianos professional pianists prefer from  a quality standpoint. The two pianos in the complete eval were Steinway and Mason-Hamlin 7' grands.

The criteria in the antique or vintage judging was sound, overall or general quality and touch and feel. 

All of the results for each category in the contest are available at www.faustharrisonpianos.com for anyone to view.
 

 

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