Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Underwater Piano Shop submarining back to NYC

All packed up and gone from lovely Japan, my piano shop is on a slow boat to NY. The Treuhaft family is in Budapest getting ready to return to NYC on Monday August 1st.

All pianos have been disposed of although two remain for sale: walnut Chickering console can be seen at Seibu Pianos in the TOC building at Gotanda, worth a visit if only to admire the women who do the tuning, regulating, repairs and management there. Their pianos are wonderful and cheap too. http://www.seibupiano.com/. The pretty mini-piano is also available, in Wako-shi, Saitama http://tokyo.craigslist.jp/msg/2516326111.html.
Ben

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Steinway Upright Piano Saitama (Tokyo) now ¥500,000

Must sell restored 1883 Steinway E exactly like
http://www.whiteplainspiano.com/Steinway_1886_Upright_001.jpg
New ebony finish, hammers and shanks (action good to go for another century), new strings and tuning pins on excellent original pinblock and board, regulated to perfection at about 57 grams touchweight. Normally ¥1,000,000.

The Melodigrand
http://tunerben.com/Underwater_Piano_Shop/Pianos_for_Sale.html
is reduced to ¥95,000 (Hamburg upright is sold). A restored Chickering console also must be sold up by July 20th and is also half-price at ¥120,000. Also two ugly but excellent ½ size pianos, ¥35,000 apiece.

Many household items also going, notably two amazing three-wheel bikes http://worksmancycles.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/movers.html
capable of moving a large family through Saitama.