Restoring an early fortepiano for the Carl Bechstein Foundation. Episode 05 Cloth and keys

Carolien is working on the action, replacing the old eaten and worn-out cloth parts. She also glues back some bone coverings on the keys. Johan and Edwin are measuring how warped the case of the piano is.
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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