With respect to vintage restored instruments, the search is very limited to generally larger cities of the U.S.A. and some towns and burbs. Larger dealers can usually be found for a small supply of vintage used instruments. This supply of vintage used instruments is generally supported by the retail-manufacture system in place as these instruments are usually traded in on new pianos. Vintage restored instruments are even harder to come by as the restoration of the older instruments is not based on the retail-manufacture system, but more along the craft guilds of the Middle Ages. These individuals are not organized into an association, there is no manufacture support, nor is than any national advertising.
Also, the quality of vintage restoration may not be similar from one individual to the next, as there is no true standard or quality control standard among individuals in the rebuilding industry. Steinway & Sons does maintain a restoration facility for its pianos in New York City and occasionally they may have a vintage restored instrument for sale. You can surf the Internet and watch for classified ads in your hometown, just as you are doing right now. Also, one can watch for vintage ads in piano related or antique related magazines. You can check out the other related Website links in this Website, since we surf the net regularly for vintage instruments, as a service to help educate ourselves and our customers.
When you go looking for one, you can't find one. When you are not looking or don't have any money to buy one, you find three. Been There. Done That. Several Times.
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