While showroom sales and piano tunings are the lifeblood of our business, what really makes us special is our rebuilding shop. Our master craftsmen take an old, worn out piano and tear it down to rebuild it anew ready for your family to cherish for another century. At left, Brian is carving a new rock maple bridge cap on an 1890 rosewood Victorian Knabe concert grand. If you've been searching for a piano that stands apart from the rest, we suggest considering a rebuilt vintage piano from Reifsnyder's.

In this photo Jeff, our shop foreman is graining a custom made poplar bench to match the Brazilian rosewood on the antique Knabe piano. Next the piano and bench will get several coats of lacquer, sanded between each coat then hand-rubbed to a satin sheen and finally polished to a deep luster.

Here is Luis applying a coat of nitrocellulose lacquer to a 1920's vintage mahogany Art Deco Steinway model M grand. Finish is applied in our
state-of-the-art Italian made spray booth complete with a high tech fire suppressant system just in case. And while our exhaust system is certified for use with polyester materials like found on modern Asian and European pianos, the overwhelming majority of our customers prefer the natural look of lacquer
to the synthetic polymer finishes. Besides someone may want to rebuild this piano again in another 100 years or so.

And Luis once again, this time sanding the lid for the Steinway in the previous photo. The refinishing process is 10% lacquer and 90% sanding and rubbing. It's a lot of hard work but anyone who owns one of our restorations will tell you the results are worth the effort. The special sander he's using is a recent addition to our shop allowing us to reduce labor with superior results on the large flat surfaces although all the fine detail work still has to be sanded by hand for best results.

Here is our coveted Steinway Partnership Award presented to Reifsnyder's during the 1997 Winter NAMM Show in Los Angeles,California for Outstanding Customer Service. If you presently own an heirloom quality piano that's starting to show its signs of age and you would like to rejuvenate it or if you're interested in our extensive inventory of antique and classic pianos available for restoration please contact Greg in our Sales Dept. for complete details at: gspangler@reifsnyders.com