{"id":16833,"date":"2023-04-28T17:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T15:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lespianosduvexin.fr\/restoration-of-a-giraffe-piano\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:34:54","slug":"restoration-of-a-giraffe-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lespianosduvexin.fr\/en\/restoration-of-a-giraffe-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoration of a giraffe piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A little history…<\/h2>\n\n

The giraffe piano is a member of the forte family. It appeared towards the end of the 1790s and took off at the beginning of the 19th century. This atypical piano will be manufactured until about 1850.<\/p>\n\n

It is also called vertical grand piano. In order to improve the sound of the piano, the manufacturers lengthen the strings; and in order to avoid cluttering the apartments, the strings are straightened and thus was born the grand piano in height or giraffe piano.<\/p>\n\n

Giraffe piano C.Muller 1824<\/h2>\n\n

The giraffe piano we are restoring at the workshop is a C. Muller of 1824 from the Viennese factory. This means that there are two strings per note and the hammers are covered with leather, which results in a softer sound than the English manufacture. Vienna, the capital of Austria, was the cradle of music at the beginning of the 19th century; the manufacture of its pianos influenced great composers of the time such as Beethoven and Mozart.<\/p>\n\n

Arrival of the giraffe piano at the workshop<\/h2>\n\n
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Giraffe piano before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Giraffe piano C.Muller of 1824<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interior of the piano before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n

Removal of elements for restoration<\/h2>\n\n

The first step before starting the actual restoration of the giraffe piano is the dismantling of all the piano parts and the cleaning.<\/p>\n\n

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Removing the soundboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cleaning the interior of the piano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Giraffe piano frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n

The elements before restoration<\/h2>\n\n
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Keyboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sounding board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chokes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manufacture of certain parts<\/h2>\n\n

Given the age of the piano, many parts are missing or broken. These different parts are therefore manufactured in our workshop.<\/p>\n\n

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Sleeve design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The new sleeves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New sleeves \/ Old sleeves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hammer heads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n

The soundboard<\/h2>\n\n

F\u00e9licien’s flipotage of the soundboard.<\/p>\n\n