We present you another of the wonderful renovations of this year from the hands of our masters.
Restoration of this piano required quite a few innovative approaches, as the piano was in really poor condition. Guess what’s hiding inside?
The story
The client contacted us with a desire to restore the Upright Piano Rudolf A. Warbinek. The piano is over 100 years old. It was made in Slovenia, more precisely in the piano factory Rudolf a. Warbinek.
The workshop was known as the “first piano factory in Carniola” (“Erste Krainishe Pianoforte – Fabrik”). Source: Musical instrument makers in Slovenia 1606-1918, Musicological Proceedings, Darja Kater
Inspection
Prior to each refurbishment, a detailed inspection of the instrument and an inventory of works shall be carried out in order to present to the customer the estimated cost of the refurbishment. When inspecting this instrument, it was found that behind the extremely beautiful details on the exterior of the piano there was significant damage inside of the piano, so it was estimated that it is not possible to restore the functionality of this piano.
However, the piano has been family-owned by our client for many years, it is passed down from generation to generation, so it has considerable emotional value. Therefore, we had to find a solution
Renewal
After careful consideration, we came up with a solution for the client. The plan was to incorporate the beautiful details of the Warbinek piano into a completely new piano, which is as close as possible to the dimensions of the Warbinek piano. The customer chose the new Kawai K-500 piano, which we upgraded with beautiful details of the family gem.
The whole cabinet of the old piano was disassembled, inventoried and some parts re-made. This was followed by the restoration of the candlesticks, engraving milling and varnishing. The calm hand of the young artist also came to our aid in applying the gold color in the engraving.
Once the individual parts were completed, we have to assemble it, it also neded some mechanical adjustment, and final tuning followed.
