Bluthner 1890's upright piano plays Claude Debussy Passepied

This is just one of my restored pianos that I would like to sell as I have to make room for another piano.

One of many videos I am listing to show how a fully restored early Bluthner upright plays!
The piano is straight strung and over damped!
Many people view this design as inferior compared to overstrung/underdamped pianos because a lot of furniture manufactures in the early 1900's decided to try and make pianos with know real knowledge.

With Bluthner's & Bechstein's this design and quality often out performs many lesser well known overstrung/underdamped pianos.

I have a lot of other pianos in my collection and over this year I will record how the music sounds on the following: Bluthner Style 7 Aliquot grand, 3 Bluthner uprights, Ibach double overstrung grand, Bechstein model III upright, John Brinsmead 5' 2" grand and a Ronish upright.

Thank you for viewing,

Robert
www.pianospares.com

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[goobleglob]

did you use bluthner hammers or something else? the sound is really nice, but the sustain could be longer.

[wwwpianosparescom]

Hi and thank you for the comment. The hammers are genuine Bluthner from some very old stock!

Best Regards,

Robert

[Hectorjesusmg]

the piano is so sexy : $

[TechnoEstate]

More like uptight piano ... XP

[hansanity]

@Aufnahmesfreiheit what an astute observation the passepeid is a type of dance invented in Brittany france and according to wikipedia the style was perfected by Debussy

[msotil]

The tempo is perfect for this piece. Please, listen to the Arrau rendition. "The Final Sessions" Vol 2. 

[serbia912]

is this the proper speed or is it a bit faster?

[ronnieericsson]

Hi! Would you have a look at my squeaky, heavy played piano action?

I have a video clip of it on my page.

[Samwerd2]

tone quality is nice, but it seems to skip some notes.

[LARSE42]

EXCELENTE PIANO MECANICO , MUY EXACTO

[Aufnahmesfreiheit]

Beautiful, seems like a dance