Who would believe an old square piano could sound as glorious as that one ?

It sounds much more musical than most clinical modern Steinways.

It sounds even better than some Steinway grands.

I used to sell restored square pianos from my antiques shop in Petworth, W Sussex. Andy Durand was and still is the expert restorer. Earliest I sold was 1750. I used to play late 18th C pianos in the shop, Mozart sounded as it should on these instruments.

Is there somewhere the recording can be heard without the voiceover? The piano has such a unique timbre

Bellissima collezione!!! E che bel pianoforte a tavolo!!!

What a beautiful sounding instrument. I have an upright from the 30’s that is maintained regularly but I’ll swap for this beautiful instrument.

Lovely tone

Wonderful video!

It sounds so beautiful ❤😍🤩

modern piano. But when working, the sound is remarkable.

Every video from the Maene workshop is a visual and auditory feast; thank you! I hope you'll consider demonstrating the tall cabinet pianoforte in the background @ 3:24 - who is the manufacturer?

Holy crap the cast iron plate is black not gold I always wandered what that would look like

The name of the first piece please ???

❤🧡💛💚💙

i stumbled across this video because someone is giving away a 1877 square grand by Steinway on Craigslist. Looks great from the photos but they did say it needs tuning and is very heavy.

This seems like a great channel but the sound cuts out. Couldn’t finish-sorry!

I love this video. What’s the music?

I would do anything to have my square piano restored. What are the rates for you ?

Who is the pianist? I didn't see her name in the credits.

The lady plays really well. I don't suppose she's incognito?

Can u restore mine?

In this video the music is so loud it was difficult to follow what the narrator was saying. The music is wonderful but the volume should be reduced when the narrator is speaking.

The square grand wasn’t a well engineered instrument. Today they are a pain to tune and the actions require custom made parts for repair. Their tone is hollow so restoring one is a thankless task. They are beautiful pieces of furniture. That’s all.

OK, this video really was difficult to watch for me. I really would have liked to be informed about the piano and its restoration. I also would have liked to listen to the sound of the piano. But not both at the same time! There is this really good pianist who plays it for the recording, but at no time you can hear the piano for more than 10 or 15 s before the speaker continues to tell the story, most of the time not synched to the music at all, sometimes just a second or two before the end of a phrase which is really painful. You cannot stop an the second note before the end :( It would have been a much nicer video, had you let the lady play the first two or three phrases of the piece before reducing the piano sound MUCH more, then do all the talking and at the end give her another 20 or 30 seconds to finish her piece. I really heard only very little of what this piano actually can do.

Square grands were not satisfactory pianos when new. They had gerrymandered actions that did not work well. They were good only for women who were learning to play. After 150 years they are relics that can only be made useful at great expense. Even then they are not as good as when new and they weren’t very good then.