For some years I have also restored antique pianos. It is interesting in itself, but also important for piano building. I was fortunate in being able to collect crucial data which was not otherwise available, most especially the precise measures of the soundboard and hammer mechanism of Walter and Graf.
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I am in close collaboration with Albrecht Czernin, who has restored many of his projects here and is at present assembling with me the plans for a Stein model, soon to appear.
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Albrecht Czernin has been working as a restorer in the Museum of Fine Arts, Vienna, under the supervision of Univ. Doz. Mag. Alfons Huber. Mr. Czernin's specialty is keyboard instrument restoration. He is presently teaching restoration at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Mr. Czernin is mentioned with distinction in Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Among many historical instruments ( HF is for Hammerflugel) restored by Albrecht Czernin are: HF ascribed to Anton Walter, Wien: 1780 Walter-Flügel in der Haydn-Gedenkstätte Eisenstadt Several HF by Anton Walter und Sohn, Wien: 1805, 1810, 1815 2 HFs by Andre Stein, Wien: 1830 and 1815 3 HFs by Nannette Streicher, Wien: 1815, 1819, and the 1821 instrument in Beethovengedenkstätte Pasqualattihaus 2 HFs by J.B. Streicher, Wien1840 also 1868 HF by Ignaz Kober from Villa Bertramka, Prague. W.A.Mozart improvised on this piano at the Prague Gentlewoman's Institute Anonymous HF, Wien ca.1790 (Haydn's Birthhouse at Rohrau) HF by Jakob Deutschmann and Andre Stein, Wien: ca. 1830/45 HF by Erard Freres, Paris 1803, Gift to Beethoven HF by Muzio Clementi, London 1814 HF by Broadwood & Son, London 1808 HF by Johann Krämer Sen., Wien 1812 HF by Franz Rausch, Wien ca. 1845 HF by Mathias Müller, Wien ca. 1800 HF by Johan C. Müllner. Wien ca 1845 HF by Ferdinand Hofmann, Wien ca. 1790 HF by Johann Krämer Sen., Wien ca. 1825 HF by Johann Fritz , Wien ca. 1830 HF by Michael Rosenberger, Wien ca. 1825 HF by Johann Michael Schweighofer, Wien ca 1855 HF by Wilhelm Bojavsky, Wien ca. 1825 (in Arbeit befindlich) Anonymer HF, süddeutsch ca 1795 Lyraflügel by Johann Christian Schleip, Berlin ca 1820 Giraffenflügel by Josef Walter, Wien ca 1820 Gebundenes Clavichord, Österreich ca 1800 Tafelklavier by Longman and Broderip, London Orgelklavier by Franz Xaver Christoph, Wien ca 1785 Nähtischklavier by Riedel in Baden nächst Wien, ca 1810 Cembalo by Jocobus and Abraham Kirckman, London 1778 Schrankklavier (ehemals mit Physharmonika) by Christoph Erler, Wien ca 1820 Grandpiano Minimus which was in possession of Gustav Mahler Notensteckstifte for Notensetzbrett of blind pianist Marie-Therese Paradis .And others |
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