Restoration of a Rosenberger

Photos taken during the restoration of a Rosenberger pianoforte, built about 1810 in Vienna.

Restoration picture 1
Straight from the chicken-coop
Restoration picture 2
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Disassembling the instrument,
taking the hitchpinrail out
Restoration picture 5
The cheek taken off in order to straighten the instrument
Restoration picture 6
The disassembled soundboard.
All the original parts will be reglued
Restoration picture 7
The pinblock and cheek have been put back.
Johan is reglueing the soundboard
Restoration picture 9
The missing nameplate was copied from a similar piano
belonging to the Neumeyer collection