I just purchased a 1920 Steinway model “O” from Country Piano in Burdett New York. My experience was FANTASTIC. My piano tuner, who is a registered piano technician and a member of the guild found an ad in her piano technicians’ newsletter. I live in Hunterdon County NJ and she and I drove the 3.5 hours to Country Piano. I came away with a beautifully fully restored model “O”. The workmanship on every piano was equally beautiful and meticulous. We tried several model M’s in addition to the “O”. Everything that they advertise or show on their website is true. Yes, it is worth the drive.
The quality of their workmanship was several steps up from what I had seen with restored pianos, and I would like to add with great humility, their craftsmanship surpasses Steinway New York’s as well. I had been looking for a Steinway “M” for a while and even the two restored ones I tried from Steinway Hall were not the same quality as Country Piano’s. Country Piano was very easy to do business with. They replaced a few of the ivory keys that were overly yellowed with beautiful pre-banned ivories most willingly and without charge. The piano was delivered within a week beautifully tuned and regulated and came in an air conditioned (65 degrees) truck. My piano tuner has seen many rebuilt Steinways and was extraordinarily impressed with all the pianos we tried at Country Piano. Further, my piano teacher, a concert pianist, was also very impressed with my purchase, with both the rich bass and a sweet, sparkling treble. cosmetically, too, she felt the workmanship to be impeccable