Ehrbar grand piano: a complete restoration

The arrival

The Ehrbar grand arrives like this: a fine black case, but strings, action and keyboard need complete work.

Before touching anything we check everything: keyboard, hammers, dampers, strings and frame. This is where the work plan comes from.

With strings and cast-iron frame removed, the soundboard appears, with the original label of the Friedrich Ehrbar factory in Vienna and its medals.

The brass pedals are polished, the black keys restored and the white keys given new coverings.

The soundboard, the heart of the sound, is cleaned and checked together with the bridges, then refinished.

Hammers and action are overhauled piece by piece; the keyboard felts and guides are renewed.

The refinished cast-iron frame goes back in place with new tuning pins to hold the strings.

The piano is restrung: plain strings in the treble and copper-wound strings in the bass.

Action and keyboard go back into the piano and are regulated key by key.

The Ehrbar is ready: polished, regulated and tuned. We take it back to the customer’s home with our specialised transport.