Restoring a fortepiano for the Carl Bechstein Foundation. 20. Assembling the lids, applying of silk

The action is almost ready. The instrument can stand on its legs and the signature label is glued back on the soundboard. The lid is being put together again. Only the outside frame of it is being glued so the inside panels can shrink and expand with future humidity changes.
In the next episode the piano will play!
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:
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