Steinway & Sons K-52

This fifty-two-inch high masterpiece is simply the most impressive vertical piano in the world. The patented diaphragmatic soundboard has the same “speaking area” as that of a six-foot grand piano. The wonderfully responsive Accelerated Action allows the player to ask anything of the piano, with full confidence that it will respond—and that it will do so beautifully. The cabinet is impressive—with intricate inlay to be found on the front upper panels of the natural wood finish models. The massive and strategically placed backposts give support where it’s most needed, thus insuring that this piano will be used for generations. Every inch a Steinway, this is a musical instrument that is a proud addition to any home. Height: 52’’ (132 cm) Width: 60 ¾’’ (152.5 cm) Depth: 26 3/8’’ (68 cm) Weight: 600 pounds (267 kg) Steinway K-52 Hollywood Piano – Used & Rebuilt Steinway Pianos Rebuilt Steinways (K-52) that come from a time when someone with that famous last name was actually overseeing things rebuild marvelously if meticulously restored by expert craftsmen. It’s very important to understand who is doing the rebuilding work. Just as there are auto mechanics in almost every gas station, there are also “piano re-builders” working out of garages, basements, storage units and warehouses. The corner gas station mechanic might make 40K a year while a mechanic in a custom auto shop might make 6 figures. The same is true of Steinway re-builders. Unfortunately far too many are like the 40k a year mechanic versus the six figure mechanic. Unfortunately a lot of their pianos are inferior rebuilds that are lacking in quality of materials and craftsmanship and most importantly nine times out of ten, musicality. The bottom line is, when you get a high quality rebuilt Steinway piano finished by a quality piano company it will last a lifetime, perform on par or better than some new Steinways at prices that are thousands of dollars less. It’s no wonder that Steinway itself fears the competition of their pre-owned pianos. Realizing that “Golden Era” pianos are eating into their business the Steinway piano company embarked on an aggressive counter campaign impugning the integrity of rebuilt Steinway & Sons sellers and those that “rebuild” them. They’re claiming that if the 12,116 parts are not 100% Steinway parts then it is not a Steinway but a fake or what they condescendingly call a “Stein Was”. Guess what? German Steinways are made with Renner action parts. The Renner company makes the finest piano parts in the world and are found in nearly every top tier piano made in Europe today. Most experts rate German Steinway pianos as superior. Ratings Renner parts are one of the reasons why. But by applying Steinway’s standard it would make the new German Steinway pianos a “Stein Was”. Of course this is ridiculousness and they know it. It’s shameful how they’re trying to scare the public. You can’t blame them because nearly every re-built Steinway sold means one less new piano sold. For over 100 plus years Steinway & Sons pianos have been successfully rebuilt by craftsmen all over the world with top notch results. In our opinion if we were to commission a poll today of high end piano re-builders nationwide and ask them which parts they’d rather rebuild a piano with, Steinway New York or Renner Germany the responses would be overwhelmingly for Renner. If you are rebuilding a modern Steinway piano one could and in some cases should use the New York parts as an option.

Type

Grand

Brand

Steinway & Sons

Model

K-52

Location

Burbank, CA