Picarzo Pianos sells top-tier pianos to our clients throughout the U.S. and the world, specializing in providing exquisite Steinway, C. Bechstein, Yamaha, and Picarzo pianos at affordable prices. Picarzo Pianos provides a relaxed and comfortable piano shopping experience to our regional, national, and global clients. Picarzo Pianos knows that shopping for a piano, especially long distance, can be challenging, so we are pleased to offer special financing options, national flat-rate moving fees, a 30-day return policy, a 5-year warranty, and 1 free in-home tuning. Please reach out to us with any questions that we can help answer.
Picarzo Pianos - Piano Specifications
Manufacturer
Steinway & Sons
Model
Model A Grand Piano (AIII)
Length
6'4½"
Finish
Polished Figured Walnut
Year
c. 1943 (Restored)
Bench
Matching adjustable leather bench
Availability
In Showroom Now
Financing
Yes, to well-qualified U.S. buyers
Payments to Own
$1,060/month with $7,895 down
Sale Price
$89,950 Price reduced to $78.950 for a limited time only!
New MSRP
New 6'2" walnut model A (AII) is $171,400 - AIII no longer made
Player System
If desired, a QRS PNOMation3 Playback system could be added to this piano. We have these systems factory installed in the QRS factory in PA. Additional cost is $10K for the playback system plus $1K in moving expense.
(for explanation of levels, see Picarzo Piano Restoration Comparison Scale used for comparing pre-owned pianos and level of restoration completed)
Delivery
- Free in Tampa Bay Area - $450 to $950 in Florida - $1,250 to US states east of Mississippi River - $1,750 to US states west of Mississippi River - International - Please Contact
Returns
30-day Picarzo return policy
Warranty
Five year Picarzo limited warranty
Details
This piano is for the connoisseur who would appreciate an extremely rare polished walnut 1943 Steinway & Sons 88-note 6'4½" Style Small Parlor Grand Model A grand piano from the Golden Age of Steinway piano-making. This model A is also known as the model AIII, in which the AIII is widely considered one of the best, if not the best, scale design Steinway ever made. As the third generation of model A, the AIII, also nicknamed the Stretch-A, was the largest and most powerful of the A family, and rumored to have been halted in production in the 1940s because it was stealing sales from Steinway's larger flagship model B. The AIII grand pianos are thus very rare (only made in NY from 1913 to 1945), and this was one of the last AIII's ever made, and we were elated to be able to purchase and restore this legendary piano back to new.
This piano was restored recently, and is very much like a new piano. Definitely one of the loveliest pianos we have ever seen. And it plays like a dream. From this restoration, this model AIII received a polished walnut finish, a new soundboard, new bridges, new pinblock, new agraffes, all new action components, new ivoplast keytops, and all the hardware polished/replated. The tone is powerful and lively, the action is smooth, and the case is unbelievably beautiful. Please contact us for more details or to make an offer.
How this piano may be different from other pianos you are considering
Rare - Very few model AIII's exist for sale in any condition, and a NY Steinway AIII style fully restored back to new condition is, in practical terms, one of a kind.
Quality - Steinways are considered the gold standard of American-made luxury pianos because of their impressive scale designs and the tones that these designs generate.
Price - Very difficult to price this piano due to its rarity. Steinway only makes model AII (6'2"), and new ones cost over $165,000, and it is not the larger, more powerful AIII model. Lower priced Steinway restorations that are currently available for sale are typically only partially restored. (Dealers typically economize in restorations of Steinway pianos (by keeping the old soundboard, bridges, agraffes, repetitions, and/or damper action) to be able to keep the price low, but are sacrificing the quality, performance and longevity of the restored instrument.)
Instrument Restoration - This pianos is fully restored. (95% of restored pianos for sale are only partially restored.) Pianos are not fully restored, in our opinion, unless they have undergone a full acoustic restoration, including a new soundboard, new bridges, new pinblock, new strings, and new agraffes (usually overlooked) and a full action restoration, including new hammers, new shanks, new flanges, new repetitions, and new damper action (overlooked as well). The reason these components need replacement is that they are made primarily of thin pieces/layers of wood, including the soundboard, or metal, like the agraffes, that lose their physical/chemical properties over a century, and wear down/warp over time. Replacement is the best option for these thin wood and metal parts that are vital to the performance and longevity of the restored instrument.
When you buy a Steinway piano
Steinway pianos have been synonymous with quality, beauty and luxury for over 150 years, a reputation well earned. Steinway pianos are considered the elite pianos, where, similar to Rolex watches, the main competition for a new Steinway piano is not a competitor, but rather a pre-owned Steinway piano. Each handcrafted Steinway piano has over 12,000 mechanical parts and, when assembled or restored by expert technicians, the Steinway piano is elegant and tonally gorgeous. Steinway piano designs are timeless, with many of their current model scale designs being over 100 years old. Even 100+ year old Steinway pianos play today, although these pianos had to withstand incredibly harsh and inconsistent indoor conditions for most of the 1900's. (Now with climate-controlled (temperature and humidity) homes, Steinway pianos made, or properly restored, after 1990 may conceivably last 200 years in current home environments.) Although Steinway prices are high compared to other pianos, Steinway pianos have enduring value over time, much more so than competitors’ pianos. When you buy a Steinway piano, you are buying a very special piano that will last you and your family a long, long time.
Picarzo Pianos Testimonial
"Hello piano buyers! My name is James English from northeastern Pennsylvania. I am 68 years old and decided at this time of my life to purchase the one and only piano of my dreams for more than 50 years: a Steinway model "B" grand. More than 10 months ago, I began searching eagerly, locally and statewide, for the one I exactly wanted."
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Picarzo Pianos sells top-tier pianos to our clients throughout the U.S. and the world, specializing in providing exquisite Steinway, C. Bechstein, Yamaha, and Picarzo pianos at affordable prices. Picarzo Pianos provides a relaxed and comfortable piano shopping experience to our regional, national, and global clients. Picarzo Pianos knows that shopping for a piano, especially long distance, can be challenging, so we are pleased to offer special financing options, national flat-rate moving fees, a 30-day return policy, a 5-year warranty, and 1 free in-home tuning. Please reach out to us with any questions that we can help answer.
"Hello piano buyers! My name is James English from northeastern Pennsylvania. I am 68 years old and decided at this time of my life to purchase the one and only piano of my dreams for more than 50 years: a Steinway model "B" grand. More than 10 months ago, I began searching eagerly, locally and statewide, for the one I exactly wanted."