There is no way to express how much I have enjoyed your countless videos. Your joy and quest for perfection is truly inspiring. Being in the USA I most likely will never meet you, but please accept my many thanks and best wishes.in your endeavors.
Thank you for your kind comments Mary, in actual fact, I, Marcus' son, live in the USA so he makes yearly trips to see me. I try not to make him work too hard whilst he is here but he always ends up opening up my piano and trying to suggest improvements. Thank you again for your kind encouragement and support of our channel. Evan Roberts
Beautiful restoration, my favorite brand of all pianos, I am going to keep this video in my computer, to remember me how a perfect job is done, regards from Mexico. Luis
Thank you, Sir. You have taught us so much about the 'how' and 'why' of our favorite instrument, the piano. Your videos are a wonderful education in the inner workings of this wonderful instrument. I wish I could visit your shop in person. Bravo, Sir, and thank you. You have me re-thinking what I'll be looking for as I search for a piano for my home. Also remarkable is the difference in sound quality made by the old wood of 100 years ago vs the new wood used today. So much life, warmth, and character in the old.
The difference in tone color between the newer and the older Bluethner is actually coming through the loudspeakers. The roundness of the bass is more difficult to render through a computers loudspeaker. I think the demo at the end of video shows how a bass can enhance chords in "magic" ways.
Bluethner pianos are so fine that even in that one's worn state with blunt hammers, it still sounded better than most grands of this size. But this one deserves the very best, and you have bestowed it upon the piano. Great!
I used to play a Bluethner concert grand piano from the 1870s and, indeed, it was glorious beyond compare. By 1912 had Bluethner really improved markedly upon the 19th century pianos of this make?
I love the gentle bloom of the tone in the tenor and treble when it is played softely; then it becomes brighter with louder playing, making for beautiful variety and tonal contrast. Exquisite!
Beautiful work. I am curious as to the price of a restoration of this scope/magnitude? I have a 1910 style 7 model 6. It is in slightly better condition than this was, but will need significant care.
I have a Bluthner Model One (9’2”) that I got out of California several years ago. It was made in 1937 in the original Bluthner factory. It has been completely restore, including new Able hammers. However, It doesn’t seem to have the warm beautiful quality sound you’d expect from a Bluthner. Would this possibly be a voicing issue? Any ideas what might be the problem?
As usual with your restoration work, I'm in awe at what you've accomplished here. I remember practising on Bluthners of similar age at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the late 80s (later, when I moved to Chetham's and the Royal Academy, there were neither Bluthners nor Bechsteins in sight, only Yamahas and Steinways), so it gives me great pleasure to see such instruments being given a second lease of life. Two questions: (1) What is it about earlier Bluthners that give them a deeper sonority than later ones? (It seems surprising to me that, even if they have such a distinctive character, it would survive such extensive replacement of action, strings, hammers, etc. -- and I remember from another video of Marcus's that damage to the sound board tends to be merely cosmetic, so I'm guessing that that can't be the reason.) (2) It would be helpful to have some indication of cost of restoration in these videos generally. I'm guessing the reason you don't currently give such indications is that the cost varies dramatically on a case-by-case basis, and you don't want to give false expectations, but (as a recovering pianist based in the Oxford area who might make use of your services in future) it would be helpful to know what cost depends on, even if you don't give specifics. Many thanks, and keep up the good work!
Dear Paul, your story is unique and very interest. For restoration quotation I think the best avenue is to contact my father Marcus on info@robertspianos.com as for pricing, you are right, it is so varied. Please attach some photos of the hammer wear, soundboard condition, any cosmetics you would like repaired and information you think important to the repair of your piano. Greetings from all of us at Roberts Pianos, Evan Roberts
Wow! I thought that sounded pretty nice from the start, but there is tremendous potential in these old Bluthners. What piece is that you play at the end of the video? I always enjoy your playing.
Hi Zal, it's a shame we never got to meet, I hope sometime to meet you either in Oxford or in Bs As. My name is Evan, Marcus's son. God bless hope all is well with fixing pianos over there
Thank you for your kind comments, Markus. We replace the patent action with the Renner roller action, a manufacturing standard for top makes. Evan Roberts
@@handyatmusic Sorry we didn;'t understand the question. We haven't done that before; would be useful to know if anyone has and can share the results. Marcus
There is no way to express how much I have enjoyed your countless videos. Your joy and quest for perfection is truly inspiring. Being in the USA I most likely will never meet you, but please accept my many thanks and best wishes.in your endeavors.
Thank you for your kind comments Mary, in actual fact, I, Marcus' son, live in the USA so he makes yearly trips to see me. I try not to make him work too hard whilst he is here but he always ends up opening up my piano and trying to suggest improvements. Thank you again for your kind encouragement and support of our channel. Evan Roberts
Beautiful restoration, my favorite brand of all pianos, I am going to keep this video in my computer, to remember me how a perfect job is done, regards from Mexico. Luis
Thank you for your kind words, Luis. Greetings from Roberts Pianos, Oxford, Evan Roberts
Thank you, Sir. You have taught us so much about the 'how' and 'why' of our favorite instrument, the piano. Your videos are a wonderful education in the inner workings of this wonderful instrument. I wish I could visit your shop in person. Bravo, Sir, and thank you. You have me re-thinking what I'll be looking for as I search for a piano for my home. Also remarkable is the difference in sound quality made by the old wood of 100 years ago vs the new wood used today. So much life, warmth, and character in the old.
A gorgeous grand and a gorgeous sound too. Very interesting video, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your kind comments Widiar! Greetings from Roberts Pianos Oxford, Evan Roberts
Thank you, this was the video I needed. I am going to try and buy back my 1890 Aliquot Bleuthner and do this!
amazing work
The difference in tone color between the newer and the older Bluethner is actually coming through the loudspeakers. The roundness of the bass is more difficult to render through a computers loudspeaker. I think the demo at the end of video shows how a bass can enhance chords in "magic" ways.
Bluethner pianos are so fine that even in that one's worn state with blunt hammers, it still sounded better than most grands of this size. But this one deserves the very best, and you have bestowed it upon the piano. Great!
My own Bluethner grand (1935) is smaller, but it is glorious, too.
I used to play a Bluethner concert grand piano from the 1870s and, indeed, it was glorious beyond compare. By 1912 had Bluethner really improved markedly upon the 19th century pianos of this make?
I love the gentle bloom of the tone in the tenor and treble when it is played softely; then it becomes brighter with louder playing, making for beautiful variety and tonal contrast. Exquisite!
Wonderful restoration.
I appreciate you have used a Renner action but I would prefer the patent action.
Beautiful work.
I am curious as to the price of a restoration of this scope/magnitude?
I have a 1910 style 7 model 6. It is in slightly better condition than this was, but will need significant care.
Very nice
I have a Bluthner Model One (9’2”) that I got out of California several years ago. It was made in 1937 in the original Bluthner factory. It has been completely restore, including new Able hammers. However, It doesn’t seem to have the warm beautiful quality sound you’d expect from a Bluthner. Would this possibly be a voicing issue? Any ideas what might be the problem?
As usual with your restoration work, I'm in awe at what you've accomplished here. I remember practising on Bluthners of similar age at the Yehudi Menuhin School in the late 80s (later, when I moved to Chetham's and the Royal Academy, there were neither Bluthners nor Bechsteins in sight, only Yamahas and Steinways), so it gives me great pleasure to see such instruments being given a second lease of life. Two questions: (1) What is it about earlier Bluthners that give them a deeper sonority than later ones? (It seems surprising to me that, even if they have such a distinctive character, it would survive such extensive replacement of action, strings, hammers, etc. -- and I remember from another video of Marcus's that damage to the sound board tends to be merely cosmetic, so I'm guessing that that can't be the reason.) (2) It would be helpful to have some indication of cost of restoration in these videos generally. I'm guessing the reason you don't currently give such indications is that the cost varies dramatically on a case-by-case basis, and you don't want to give false expectations, but (as a recovering pianist based in the Oxford area who might make use of your services in future) it would be helpful to know what cost depends on, even if you don't give specifics. Many thanks, and keep up the good work!
Dear Paul, your story is unique and very interest. For restoration quotation I think the best avenue is to contact my father Marcus on info@robertspianos.com as for pricing, you are right, it is so varied. Please attach some photos of the hammer wear, soundboard condition, any cosmetics you would like repaired and information you think important to the repair of your piano. Greetings from all of us at Roberts Pianos, Evan Roberts
Wow! I thought that sounded pretty nice from the start, but there is tremendous potential in these old Bluthners. What piece is that you play at the end of the video? I always enjoy your playing.
It`s very wondeful! Regards from Sevastopol!
Beautiful song
I'm going to restore my first patent action here in Buenos Aires. :) I miss being in yourshop, I had so much fun!!
Hi Zal, it's a shame we never got to meet, I hope sometime to meet you either in Oxford or in Bs As. My name is Evan, Marcus's son. God bless hope all is well with fixing pianos over there
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Amazing restoration - what sort of action do you replace the patent action with? Is it a Renner action?
Thank you for your kind comments, Markus. We replace the patent action with the Renner roller action, a manufacturing standard for top makes. Evan Roberts
Ever replaced an old Bluthner with a WNG action?
We have replaced Bluthner patent actions before with roller actions. ER
He means Wessell, Nickel and Gross composite action parts (as opposed to wood) - wippens, shanks, etc.
@@handyatmusic Sorry we didn;'t understand the question. We haven't done that before; would be useful to know if anyone has and can share the results. Marcus
How much does a complete Renner action cost ?
Good question, it might be worth emailing our restoration team at info@robertspianos.com Best wishes, Evan Roberts