Signature Pianos by Jim Ialeggio

Vintage Pianos Offered for Restoration

I maintain a stock of Vintage Pianos which are excellent candidates for fine restoration.

These pianos, when restored as one of my “signature” pianos, will provide a tier one artist level performance often at 1/3 to ½ the cost of a new tier one piano.

Restoration prices are quoted on request. I can also obtain other vintage or suitable cores for restoration that are not listed here, so if you have a particular piano in mind, please inquire and I will locate that particular instrument as a core to re-manufacture.

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“How did you get it to sound like that?!”

Exceptional Rebuilds

High Performance Actions

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Current Offerings

I have finished rebuilt pianos for sale at times. I also have an inventory of pianos ready to be commissioned for rebuilding.

Common Questions

People often ask, “Why should I buy a restored or rebuilt piano; isn’t a new piano better?” Piano restoration offers a level of customization no new piano at any price can match.

The most successful piano restorations are the result of a collaborative process, where both the pianist and rebuilder work as a team. A fine restoration will always be guided by an engaged and inquisitive client, who, though not skilled as a rebuilder, feels in control of the project’s artistic and visual outcome.

Many pianists don’t realize that beautiful piano tone does not simply appear after a piano has been fabricated. Beautiful tone is patiently and gently coaxed out of a piano.

More About Me

Pianist, Composer

Monteverdi, Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Ives, Bartok, Gershwin, Debussy, Monk, Davis, Evans… these are my aural lineage.
As a pianist I am an artist. My medium is sound. I think and hear with my hands.

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Artisan

As a piano redesigner/rebuilder, I am an artisan. My medium remains above all, sound. Like the pianist, I think and hear with my hands.

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Designer

My designs employ computer analysis, CAD, proprietary software, controlled tests, empirical proofs, intuition, plenty of thought and collaboration with sound and structural engineers.

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What Customers Say

My customers are musicians, collectors, investors, and others who value an expertly rebuilt piano.

  • I have a beautiful Baby Grand piano in my home that I played as a child. Now that I have retired I began to sit and play once again more seriously. The music didn’t sound as it once did… I saw Jim’s ad in our local newspaper and called. He got back to me the next day and within a week my piano sounds wonderful… I find myself playing every day and the difference of play is amazing. He did a wonderful job!
    Cathy Guthrie
    Bose & Sons Baby Grand Piano
  • This is the first time I have participated in creating the sound and feel that works for me. With Jim’s guidance I was invited to explore possibilities for my piano that I never knew existed. I am thrilled to have first hand experience with Jim Ialeggio’s work. He rebuilt —most beautifully and carefully— the action on my Steinway A (circa 1898.) Now, when he comes to tune and voice the instrument, it once again has a clean and clear sound and a comfortable, responsive action.
    Susie Petrov
    Piano Teacher, Performing Artist
    Steinway A 1898
  • Jim and I discussed what I was hoping to get out of my restored Steinway — was I trying to make it sound and look like it did when my grandparents bought it? Or did I want to do something else? I didn’t have a clue what the possibilities were. I am now the happy owner of a beautiful-sounding and stunning-looking Steinway. I also feel like I did right by my grandmother.
    Stine Obrien
    Pianist, Harpsichordist
    Steinway vertical, Heirloom family piano restoration

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