A typical Japanese home where
most of our pianos come from.
After children grow up and move
away, the unit is no longer being
used. Thus, private individuals
sell their pianos for restoration
most of our pianos come from.
After children grow up and move
away, the unit is no longer being
used. Thus, private individuals
sell their pianos for restoration
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The piano is taken to the
factory in Osaka. Here
trained technicians begin
the process of refinishing
and reconditioning the
pianos.
factory in Osaka. Here
trained technicians begin
the process of refinishing
and reconditioning the
pianos.
Expert care is taken while the
fragile action pieces are
being repaired or replaced.
fragile action pieces are
being repaired or replaced.
Each key is assessed and
extracted. Key tops and fronts
are replaced as necessarry
extracted. Key tops and fronts
are replaced as necessarry
Polishing of keys and brass fixtures is
needed to bring back that like-new look.
needed to bring back that like-new look.
Beautifully restored action!
Meanwhile, the piano
cabinet undergoes repair
work for pits, dents and
scratches. afterward, the
entire cabinet is stripped
and refinished in the original
polyester finish.
cabinet undergoes repair
work for pits, dents and
scratches. afterward, the
entire cabinet is stripped
and refinished in the original
polyester finish.
Repair work is performed on all
other moving parts including
pedals and hinges. Also, great
care is taken to ensure that all
screws and bolts are in good
working condition.
other moving parts including
pedals and hinges. Also, great
care is taken to ensure that all
screws and bolts are in good
working condition.
All pianos are buffed and
polished to their original
glossy finish and final
tuning and regulation
steps are performed.
This brings the piano
back to original factory
standards and it
becomes a "new" piano.
polished to their original
glossy finish and final
tuning and regulation
steps are performed.
This brings the piano
back to original factory
standards and it
becomes a "new" piano.
The above piano is the final
result of the painstaking
process of restoration. It is
ready for shipping and another
lifetime of use.
result of the painstaking
process of restoration. It is
ready for shipping and another
lifetime of use.
Pianos are shipped by container to
North America.
North America.
Next stop is to a showroom for your
selection.
selection.
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| Beautiful Kawai & Yamaha pianos, expertly restored find a home and purpose for American families. Enjoy owning and playing one of these world class quality professional pianos at half the cost of new. |
| Mongolian Stewardship Fund |
| The overseas and stateside companies involved in the restoration and marketing of Kawai & Yamaha Professional Pianos believes that recycling helps ensure the availability and enjoyment of our planet's natural resources for future generations. Buying a large item such as a used piano and re-introducing it to another household is a perfect example of an ongoing commitment to save the environment. Through the process of refurbishing and reconditiong, unused instruments are continually saved from wasting away or ending up in landfills. A portion of the proceeds from every piano is donated to the Gobi Desert Stewardship Fund, a non-profit organization working to stop desertification in Mongolia. As a purchaser of either a Kawai or Yamaha piano, you help to keep the desert green. |
| Over the decades our business has grown tremendously. KeyArts has evolved through several phases, from sales of older pianos, rebuilding & restoration to a dealership for Baldwin & Kawai. In recent years I have decided to specialize in just one area...high quality Kawai and Yamaha professional restored pianos, putting all my energy into making these wonderful instruments available. Thanks to our customers who support and cherish our philosophy reflecting our commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, product knowledge and the environment, we can offer you this great selection of top quality professional instruments that will last a lifetime. It is my fond hope that a generation or more of music students will benefit from the purchase our customers make...so that long after KeyArts is no more and those students have grown into adulthood, someone may remeber how that piano came into the family and who it was that provided it .... C. Anthony Pessarra, owner KeyArts Yamaha-Kawai |
One important step of the
process is to thoroughly inspect
and repair the action of each
piano. Great care is taken to
remove the delicate action
components from the case for
repair.
process is to thoroughly inspect
and repair the action of each
piano. Great care is taken to
remove the delicate action
components from the case for
repair.
Skilled hands file the hammers.