The piano is being taken apart further. We see earlier repairs done with modern glue. The knee levers, who should operate the dampers, are nailed to the case, aaarrgggh!
A lot of woodworm once lived in the instrument.

Since 2019 the Carl Bechstein Foundation in Berlin is building up a collection of historical keyboard instruments, reflecting the history of the piano. All instruments will be in perfect playing condition and in this film-series you'll see the whole proces of a restoration, starting from a total wreck. This fortepiano was built around 1795 in Vienna by Ferdinand Hofmann (1756-1829).
From this restoration film series are two versions, one with a German voice-over and this one with an English voice-over.

For the German version:
YouTube: Carl Bechstein Stiftung
   • Der Zauber der Instrument-Restaurieru...  
www.carl-bechstein-stiftung.de/projekte/historische-instrumente/
https://carl-bechstein-stiftung.de/pr...

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