Erard upright piano – SAP 8229
This piano is not for sale. It is a representation of our work carried out for one of our customers.
The instrument was restored partially including its cabinet, acoustic, action, and keyboard components.
All details regarding the piano and range of restoration can be found below.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION:
- Type: upright piano
- Brand: Erard
- Serial number: 68975
- Date of manufacture: 1892
- Number of keys: 85
- 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
- Hand-rubbed transparent French polishing – surface pores closed in 70% – ECO
- Old hardware polishing
- One leg re-veneering
- New red fallboard felt
ACOUSTIC & ACTION PARTS
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE ACOUSTIC PART HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Soundboard restoration and varnishing in gloss
- Bridge cap restoration (without complete acoustic restoration)
- New bass strings of Heller with Paulello core
- New steel strings – Paulello
- New pin block – plywood
- New blue tuning pins of Diamant
- Iron frame cleaning
- New frame felts and string bearings – red
RESTORATION RANGE OF THE ACTION HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BELOW:
- Re-felting of old hammer heads with felt of Abel
- Restoration of white key covers
