C. Bechstein grand piano – SAP 5115
This piano is now sold.
The instrument was restored completely including its cabinet, acoustic, action, and keyboard components.
All details regarding the piano and range of restoration can be found below.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:
- Type: grand piano
- Brand: Bechstein
- Model: concert grand piano
- Serial number: 28433
- Date of manufacture: 1892
- Length: 270 cm
- Number of keys: 88
- Number of pedals: 3
CABINET
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE CABINET HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Disassembling of the instrument
- Basic carpentry work prior to actual case finishing
- Case varnishing in high gloss black polyester of BASF
- Complete set of square legs
- New lyre
- New fretted music stand
- New music desk
- New fallboard
- New triple lid prop
- New brass fallboard logo (regular size)
- New brass side logo (large size)
- New concert casters
- New brass pedals (3 pieces)
- New lock
- New continuous lid hinge
- New rim – lid hinge with folded base – 3 pieces
- New music stand hinge
- New brass lyre braces
- New adjustable brass pedal rods
- Burl Walnut veneer – used to re-veneering
- Inside rim varnishing in high gloss transparent polyester
- New lids
- New olive fallboard felt
ACOUSTIC PART
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE ACOUSTIC PART HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Finishing new soundboard in gloss
- New soundboard decal
- New soundboard of Strunz
- New bridge caps – 4 sections
- New bass strings of Heller
- New steel strings – Röslau
- New pin block – Canadian Maple 38mm
- New nickel tuning pins of Diamant
- Iron frame sanding
- Iron frame restoration and varnishing in Bechstein color
- Iron frame finishing in gloss
- New agraffes
- New hitch pins
- New frame felts and string bearings – olive (Bechstein)
ACTION PART
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE ACTION HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Complete action restoration and regulation (replacing all worn out felts, leathers, cashmeres, and restoration of wooden and metal elements)
- New hammer heads of Renner
- New hammer shanks of Renner
- New wippens of Renner
- New capstan screws
- New backchecks with wires
- Damper restoration and re-felting with felt of Renner
- Damper regulation
- New sostenuto action with new damper action
- New trapwork
- Keyboard restoration
- New key covers of Kluge – Tharan
- Final voicing
