Russian buyers should have an alternative shipping address in Western Europe or the US. The original matching bench is included.It is not possible at this time to ship any items to Russia because the major international shipping companies will not guarantee delivery once items cross the Russian border. Wood is what resonates to make a piano’s tone quality…how do you think plastic and particle board sounds?Ĭomputerized player mechanisms can be installed if desired. A vintage baby grand piano like this one is made of top quality REAL wood, no plastic or particle board. We see these cheap new pianos suffering severe deterioration after only a few years due to the lack of quality materials and workmanship. You get particle board cabinets, plastic action parts, acrylic veneer, and green, unseasoned wood. You can buy a new Asian imported baby grand piano for well under $10,000, but you get what you pay for. People are beginning to realize that new small baby grand pianos are generally made of interferer quality, and that small baby grand pianos from the golden era of piano building are made much better than most new smaller pianos. Modern manufacturers count on people buying small pianos for aesthetics rather than for function, so they are able to make small new pianos of lesser quality that sell. Today, modern piano manufacturers tend to put their better quality, materials, and workmanship in their larger, more expensive pianos. Sure, you can buy a new cheap baby grand for less money, but consider this: Note the beautiful legs, music rack, and pedal lyre.

It is made of elegantly carved Circassian walnut wood, and is of the Louis XV style. This little piano was built by the Whitney Piano Company, one of the subsidiaries of the famous Kimball Piano Company of Chicago. This is a lovely apartment size baby grand from the golden era of piano building.

Chicago kimball baby grand piano walnut