C. Bechstein grand piano- SAP 5944
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:drawing room grand piano
- Serial number:140826
- Date of manufacture:1937
- Length:167 cm
- Number of keys:88
- Number of pedals:2
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
- Complete set of square legs
- New lyre
- New music stand with prop
- New music desk
- New key bed moldings
- New key slip
- New upper lock rail
- New double lid prop
- New lid prop rosette
- New brass fallboard logo
- Old hardware polishing
- New brass casters for square legs
- New brass pedals (2 pieces)
- New lock
- New brass key ring
- New continuous lid hinge
- New music stand hinge
- New brass lyre brace
- New adjustable brass pedal rods
- Rim re-veneering prior to final finishing
- Inside rim re-veneering
- Cheek re-veneering
- Fallboard re-veneering
- Mahogany veneer – used to re-veneering
- Cheek repair
- Inside rim varnishing in high gloss transparent polyester
- New lids
- Leather on music desk front rail
- New olive fallboard felt
- New black music desk felt
ACOUSTIC PART
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE ACOUSTIC PART HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Soundboard bleaching
- Soundboard restoration and varnishing in gloss
- New soundboard decal
- New bridge caps – 4 sections
- New bass strings of Heller
- New steel strings – Röslau
- New multilayered pin block
- New nickel tuning pins
- Iron frame sanding
- Iron frame restoration and varnishing in Bechstein color
- Iron frame finishing in gloss
- Frame lettering in frame color (brand name, serial number etc.)
- Agraffes restoration (polishing)
- 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 with Bio Felt of Abel
- New hammer shanks of Abel
- Restoration of old wippens
- Backcheck restoration
- Damper restoration and re-felting with felt of Jahn
- Damper regulation
- Damper action restoration
- Trapwork restoration
- Keyboard restoration
- New acrylic key covers
- Sharps restoration
- Orchestral voicing
- Silent System (device + installation)
