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Show room | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Pianos Available For Sale. Steinway K Vertegrand Upright New-York 1922 signed by Alfred Cortot (almost completed). Steinway O New York 1910 (to be restored). Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert Leipzig (almost completed). Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris (to be restored).
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Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert Leipzig (almost completed) | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert Leipzig (almost completed). Starting with the end. 1. Starting with the end. 2. Blüthner 9' Concert grand Starting with the end. 3. Home made clamp designed in the shop to protect soundboard and back ribs. View of the new pinblock, with the bass section on top of picture. New strings and pins.
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Steinway « K » Vertegrand Upright New-York 1922 signed by Alfred Cortot | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Steinway K Vertegrand Upright New-York 1922 signed by Alfred Cortot. Alfred Cortot being a Steinway artist, signed this piano while touring in Montreal. The piano plate upside down. The original finish is removed and the soundboard and bridges are repaired. The plate is rebronzed and new strings are installed.
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Cabinets | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Wurlitzer 1930 Key lid damaged by finger nails. Top of key lid. Decades after decades the legs pay the price. Matching a new bench with the piano. The veneer on the grand lid is being glued back.
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Vintage pianos | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Steinway M 1920 (Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal). Knabe droit 1908 Appeared in”Décoration chez soi”(magazine october 2004). Wurlitzer 1929 Ounce belong to Maryvonne Kendergi. Steinway 9’ 1931 Centre culturel de Joliette (legacy of Father Fernand Lindsay). Steinway K New York 1891 (signed by Alfred Cortot).
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Keyboard and action | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Hamburg Steinway 1916. Replacing ivories over the three central octaves. Black keys often need to be refreshed. The best repair is often self evident. When making the touch heavier, special care must be taken so that each key is given the right mass. Replacing the key bushings. Lubricating the jacks in a upright action.
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Cast-iron plates | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Securing down the now cleaned and polished agraffes. Several nuances can be created, here is a classical finish. Blüthner 1935 The bronze finish was crackled to the point it had to be stripped down to the metal. As a result the entire plate had to be resurfaced. Waiting to be anchored down in the piano.
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Hamburg ‘A’ 1916 | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Final destination, the Museum of Joliette. Tough medicine so the bigger double wheels can be installed. At the Museum on the very special wheels. Plate being removed from the piano. View of damaged soundboard. Striping of old finish almost completed. Cracked grand lid being fixed.
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Pinblocks | Daniel Farah
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SPÉCIALISTE EN RESTAURATION DE PIANO. Sounding boards & bridges. Steinway 9′ 1931 (Lindsay). Hamburg ‘A’ 1916. Bluthner 9′ 1935 concert. Gaveau 1923 6′ 8″ Paris. Steinway O New York 1910. Hanlet 1930. Installing a new pinblock. Bluthner 1935. Vertical view of the original pinblock. Original pinblock just removed. Bluthner 1935. New pinblock just completed with all drilling spots clearly indicated. Bluthner 1935. 1, 2, 3, Bore. Simultaneous gluing of structure and pinblock. (upright piano).
