A Legacy to Preserve; the thorny question of piano restoration
Original Keyboard and Action of the George Gershwin piano. Having received the Gershwin piano in the Piano Technology Shop in the Moore Building, the thorny question of restoration confronts us. How does one go about the rehabilitation of an instrument that is old while preserving its essence? We’ve had a bit of experience with this in the past. In fact, three examples of what and how we go about the restoration of an historical instrument can be found right on campus. The first is the Elizabeth Gould Hochmann Steinway Model B which is on permanent loan to the University of […]