www.geoffreydancer.com Home What makes a Piano Old and New Projects Contact: Geoffrey Dancer Piano Restoration Unit 4 Grant Road Clapham Junction London SW11 2NU Email: geoff@geoffreydancer.com

Projects People come to us with a great variety of pianistic needs: "What shall I do with my much-loved but clapped-out inherited heirloom?" "I want to buy an old piano to use, can you help me find a suitable one and then sort it out for me?" "My piano's sound has lost its clarity, please come over and spend a day bringing it back to life." The examples set out below are a small sample of recent work (as of 4th Feb 2008). Bösendorfer Concert Grand (1908) This instrument, owned by the same family since new, was restored by Geoff in1995 receiving new hammers, strings, tuning pins and damper felts. The soundboard was repaired and revarnished and the iron frame resprayed; the playing mechanism was repinned at all action pivots and the keys refelted. The casework was refinished and repolished. Geoff has given many concerts on this piano: click here to hear an example of its unique tone. Broadwood upright (1895) This piano has had new strings and tuning pins and its damper system upgraded using different shaped damper felts for greater efficiency. The action was regulated and the result was greater sustaining quality and a warm even tone. Steinway Model B (1904) Rebuilt with new hammers, new hammer shanks, flanges and rollers, strings, tuning pins, damper felts, and the iron frame re-gilded. The playing mechanism was re-set and the bodywork fully French polished in black. Bluthner Grand (6ft 3ins) 1912 This piano received new hammers, strings, tuning pins, damper felts; the soundboard was reconditioned and revarnished and the iron frame regilded. The playing mechanism was completely repinned at its pivots and the instrument is now with its owner receiving periodic hammer toning. Bechstein upright This piano, restored in 2007, has been restored to full playing condition while retaining the original strings which were found to be in good condition. The work undertaken included the fitting of new hammers, new damper felts, new bridle tapes and the keys were polished and re-bushed. The casework was French-polished to a bright finish at the request of its Scottish owner.