Piano Player Victorian Beautiful 8 Rosewood Concert Start Price USD 24,880.00 Current Price USD 24,880.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location New London, Connecticut See more about 'Piano Player Victorian Beautiful 8 Rosewood Concert' Description Payment | Additional Information Piano Player Victorian Beautiful 8' Rosewood Concert Beautiful Chickering Grand Player Piano 8' Trusted by Musicians Worldwide for over 79 Years This very handsome Victorian style grand piano will be fully restored to it's original beauty. These pictures were taken before the restoration began. If you think it looks good now, wait until we finish. It has a full Brazilian Rosewood cabinet assuring an instrument of stunning appearance. We will add a state of the art QRS Ancho player system once completed. The piano is also available without the system or with a player system of your choice. Please call 800-264-6614 A little history about the Chickering piano companyJonas Chickering lived in the Boston area and was apprenticed to Benjamin Crehore around 1815 to learn instrument making.  It was here that he developed his skills as a piano builder.   After working for another builder and acquiring experience he began his own business in Boston in 1823.   From the very first Chickering's pianos were of superb quality and design and coupled with a partner who was good at marketing his pianos became known throughout all of North and South America.  In 1843 he incorporated his concept for a cast iron frame in a concert grand piano, and an improved version of this piano received unparalleled praise at the first International Exposition held in 1851 at the Crystal Palace, London, winning the top awards.  In 1852 Jonas made his three sons Thomas, Frank, and George partners in the firm.  In 1867 following the great Paris Exposition of 1867 Frank Chickering had the Imperial Cross of the Legion of Honour, then one of the world's most prestigious non-military awards, bestowed upon him by Emperor Napoleon III for services to the art of music.  The Chickering pianos built up until around the Second World War are considered to be second to none and some of the concert grands built around the period of the late 1800's to around 1925 have some of the most powerful and rich sounds possible, especially in the bass. You've got to put your trust with somebody; we'll show you that our family owned and operated business is that place Read about us We have online financing available click here Call 800-264-6614 Why Caruso Music ? Our location: We're in a rural location yet we have access to major highways ( I-95 & I-395 ). This keeps our incoming and outgoing freight cost low. It's much more affordable here then areas surrounding major cities. Our facilities: We own our retail and warehousing building. We have plenty of room and no lofty rents to pay  Delivery: We combine our delivery service so you don't pay for idle trucks or personal Buying power: We're a direct importer and we pay cash for our pianos. Both of these are very rare in the piano business. This gives us the lowest cost possible. We price out pianos to sell quickly so we can keep up our volume buying Established: We've been in business for over 79 years. This inertia allows us to keep the advertising cost at a minimum while maintaining volume sales. Everyone works: We're family owned and operated.  There are no investors or non-income producing people on our pay-roll. Yes, you'll find the Caruso brothers here along with everybody else. Full-line music store: Caruso Music is a full line music store and here is how that keeps our piano prices so low. We sell all types of musical instruments as well as pro-audio and video equipment. We also have a large music school and strong outside installation business. The piano business is cyclical with the majority of the selling taking place during the months of Sept thru June. When piano sales wind down a notch or two during the summer many other areas of our sales increase. This means we don’t have to add the slower July thru August piano months onto our year round piano prices. Understand? Combining: All of these factors keep the prices low and the quality high. It makes plain old good sense doing it this way.     Why Settle for just a piano when you can own a Yamaha Player Piano?   We're your Player Piano CenterThey're so much fun !  The latest in Player PianosEasy and fun to operate Why Pianomation ®: Better Design Technology Today's player piano entertainment systems are based on solenoids and plungers that are computer-activated to move the keys. The design and construction is a key differentiator between brands and an important consideration when choosing your entertainment system. Pianomation has long been considered the "gold standard" in the industry for player piano technology, and with good reason. Pianomation uses specially designed solenoids and plungers that eliminate problems commonly found in competitive systems. Plungers are made using a non-stick coating that minimizes friction and wear and are precision fit for tightness, to eliminate the potential for mechanical noise and rattling. Superior engineering and watch dog circuitry eliminate the risk of hot or overheated solenoids that can dry out the action parts of the piano. Plunger throw distance is adjustable on a solenoid-by-solenoid basis to perfectly match the distance that each individual key travels, ensuring unparalleled sound control and more musical expression. Ancho The Ancho is our top-of-the-line front-end Pianomation controller.• Compact-Flash reader for easy software updates and large storage capacity.• Built-in SyncAlong capabilities using internal memory or Compact-Flash.• Record ready (just add PNOscan™).• CD-ROM driven (reads MIDI, MP3 files and QRS CDs).• Compact-Flash Card is a portable hard drive that reads MIDI and MP3 files.• Internal memory for instant recording.• User-friendly 20-character alpha-numeric display.• Data dial control for navigating without a remote control. • Onboard sound card.• Ergonomically designed angled front panel for easy reading and access.• MIC input for Karaoke/headphone output for silent practice capabilities.• Pianomation system’s exclusive modular design provides the option of easy and affordable component upgrades Standard Equipment Ancho new owner's pack includes: control unit, wireless remote control, user’s manual, three CDs with 58 selections. We can HelpWe welcome your call on our toll free line. In less then 5 minutes you'll understand of how player systems work, who are the makers and how they compare. Today's systems are affordable, easy to operate and more fun then ever Caruso Music800-264-6614   Today's plungers and solenoids are quieter and more accurate then ever before       The player box is mounted under the keyboard and retracts out of sight. It's easy to operate     Enjoy your favorite music and artist in the comfort of your home Call Caruso Music today !       Caruso Music Who are we New Page 15   who are we? We accept payment via most credit cards, wire transfer, money orders and bank checks. No personal checks please. We do not accept international credit card orders We will require a signature when you use a credit card payment so remember to give us a fax number It's important that you provide us with a day time phone or cell number along with your order information We ship to the address that the credit card statement is sent to PayPal address must be confirmed No international PayPal please You can wire the money to our bank or send a bank check in through the mail This is an auction, please be patient with the shipping time Tracking numbers available via email We do not make second chance offers so please be careful if you're contacted eBay is very useful and we all need to do our part to make it a safe place to do business International customers could incur delivery and local taxes from their government Call 800-264-6614 or 860-442-9600 Caruso Music 94 State St New London, CT 06320 USA Connecticut residents or people picking up their item at our store must add 6% Ct sales tax to the total   Visit us in Historic Downtown New London, Connecticut     Caruso Music is located in a beautiful coastal town. Ocean front restaurants, shopping and big beaches. National hotels or cute country inns. Make it a day trip or weekend stay. Minutes from Mystic Seaport, Stonington Borough and lots of great tourist attraction as well as the two largest casinos in the world, Foxwood and Mohegan Sun We're less then one minute off or the highway with lots of free parking. Come by ferry and leave your car in Orient Point. We are one block from the dock. Arrive by train we're one block from the train and bus station. Who are we?   Payment Back to Top       I accept the following forms of payment: PayPalDirect Offline Credit Card Payment: Visa/Master Card, DiscoverMoney OrderWire transfer from your bank to ours, Additional Information Back to Top      Make your listings stand out withFREE Vendio custom templates!  FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today! Your browser does not support JavaScript. 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