Posted on 01/12/2019 5:43:12 AM PST by tellw
Beethovenhaus Baden has launched a campaign to restore a grand piano once played by Ludwig van Beethoven. The instrument in question was made by Conrad Graf between 1811 and 1818 and is an early example of his celebrated grand pianos.
Unfortunately, the piano has suffered considerable damage over the years and is now unplayable. Beethovenhaus Baden has embarked on an ambitious project to restore the instrument to its original glory in time for 2020—the 250th Anniversary of the composer’s birth. The piano will then once more be available for concerts.
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Don’t bother. The piano was never loud enough. No matter how hard he pounded on it, Ludwig could barely hear the thing! :-)
I always think that Beethoven’s Hammerklavier sonata starts off super loud so that if he heard someone play it he could tell the pianist had actually begun.
https://youtu.be/z3nY_jVaWL8
I don’t doubt it! LOL!
(((I can chuckle about Beethoven’s disability, as I suffer from it as well. It’s not so noticeable when one is a bass-player though. Thank goodness for digital tuners! LOL!))))
Moonlight Sonata doesn’t start nearly as LOUD. HA HA HA :-)
FIVE pedals!
Place of manufacture: Vienna/Austria
Compass: FF-f4 (6 octaves)
Serial Number: 184
Original Nameboard : missing
Marks: "OPERA / 184 / A / WIENN / CONR:GRAF" in pencil on soundboard "No. 184" in pencil on backcheck rail
Casework: Walnut veneer; square tail, rounded corners; 4 leaf-lid with attached prop stick; 3 columnar legs each with three rings; stretcher connects front legs (lyre missing); long rectangular music desk
Strings: Triple-strung throughout; FF-F# brass, G-f4 iron
Pedals: 5 — una corda, bassoon, double moderator, moderator, dampers
Dimensions: 2360(L) x 1168(W) x 311(D) x 858(H) mm
Thank you for that! My BFF from the sixth grade is an avid Beethoven fan. I am going to send her a link to this thread.
She might even join FR! :-)
Nope. Nothing compares to the Ninth. It is in a league all its own.
I like Bach...man Turner Overdrive myself.
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