Flood Damaged Pianos

Chances are, if you are visiting this page, you have a flood-damaged piano, or know someone who has one. Perhaps your piano was recently lost to Hurricane Katrina. Whatever has happened to your piano, please understand, water in the form of excess humidity or actual flood water is the enemy of all acoustic pianos.

 

The Bad News About Flood Damaged Pianos

Flood-damaged pianos are usually not repairable. Grand pianos that get flooded up to the legs and the lyre are repairable, while upright pianos that suffer even just a few inches of flood water are usually “totaled” by insurance companies. Flood waters soak the critical wooden parts of the piano - namely the soundboard, the ribs that support the soundboard, and the piano’s case - which swell and then later contract causing warping, cracking and separation. Further, if the flood waters are saltwater, the metal parts drenched by the saltwater may not sustain any immediate damage, but the strings, lyre rods, tuning pins and other metal parts will corrode later often rendering the piano worthless.

The Good News: You Can Replace Your Flood Damaged Piano

After your insurance company claims agent or piano technician has certified your piano as a total loss, your insurance company will pay you your claim amount (provided you had flood insurance). Often, this amount is based upon the replacement value of your piano and is determined by fair market value for a piano its age. Some insurance policies have an individual deductible amount for your piano, while others have a deductible amount for all your covered property lost.

The Piano Replacement Network

We have set up a strategic alliance of piano suppliers world-wide and retail stores in your area to provide replacement pianos at real wholesale prices. We specialize in the best-selling lines: Yamaha, Kawai, and Steinway pianos. Our pianos are not new, but lightly used – just like your piano! Most of these pianos carry five year warranties, come complete with matching benches, and will be a similar size and vintage to the piano you just lost due to flood damage.
Here’s an example of what we mean by “real wholesale prices.”

Piano: Yamaha C3 Grand Piano, 6’1”, in ebony polish.
Mfg. Suggested Retail Value New: $32,495.00
Ave. Cost of 10 – 15 year old like-new Yamaha C3: $15,500.00 - $17,500.00
Your replacement cost: $13,500.00

If you need to replace your Yamaha, Kawai, or other modern piano, please click here and tell us your needs. We will respond within 24 hours with a replacement cost, delivery schedule, and contact person in your region. Insurance claims adjusters and agents are invited to contact us at: 1-877-823-3840 or visit our Web site at http://www.pianocorp.com.

 

Replacing Your Vintage Steinway, Mason & Hamlin or Other Fine Grand Piano

There’s more good news. Just because you lost your beloved Steinway Grand Piano doesn’t mean it can’t be replaced. We have a nationwide network of Steinway rebuilders who have in stock thousands of Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Bechstein and other fine grand pianos, many of them already restored and ready for delivery. You can buy these pianos at thousands of dollars off the regular price through our network. Compared to the cost of a new Steinway Grand Piano, you can save $5,000.00, $10,000.00 even up to $20,000.00 on your replacement cost.

Example: Replacing a 1920s Steinway L, 5’10” Grand Piano in Mahogany Finish
New Steinway L Retail Price: $54,500.00
Restored 1920s Steinway L: $42,500.00
Your replacement cost: $38,000.00

If you need to replace your vintage Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Bechstein or other fine grand piano (we even have access to restored 19th century square grand pianos), please click here and tell us your needs. We will respond within 48 hours with a replacement cost, delivery schedule, and contact person in your region. Insurance claims adjusters and agents are invited to call us at: 1-434-296-8886 and we invite you to visit us at our Web site at: http://charlottesvillepiano.com.

Selling Your Flood Damaged Piano

If you have a Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Bechstein or other fine grand piano that has been damaged in a flood and is beyond minimal repairs, please call us at 1-434-296-8886 for a free appraisal. Some flood damaged pianos are of value to us, and there may still be salvage value to your piano. Insurance claims adjusters and agents are encouraged to call.