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Here, You can usually find restored:
Late 18th century & early 19th century square pianos
Early 19th century Viennese grand pianos
Fortepiano, Harpsichord, Spinet and Clavichord copies made around 1980-2010
for sale!
Each month buyers write us and ask for square pianos in particular that we have in stock, to order for restoration, some of them being aware of the big risk of buying from some dishonest private sellers on various websites who hide some even structural problems of such pianos, hoping that the buyer does not notice them! and of course ''acording to the law'' having no responsibility after the sale (the same story with auction houses!)
Therefore buyers write us for they are aware that Radbon Atelier is the only place where they have the possibility to :
1- Find the type of square pianos according to their needs (18th century, 19th century, English, French, German, Italian etc.)
2- Having the real choice (because there are not 4-5 but a lot more to choose between, not having to choose between only a few candidates)
3- Having the possibility to try the piano before buying
4- No risking of buying something that might get structural problems like wrest-plank lifting after tuning or the bridge detachement off the soundboard and such as... things that can happen to any piano while restoration which can be tragic to a buyer who has wasted his money on the unrestored piano, its shipping and has to pay for the working hours of any restorer who faces new problems of it at the beginning, middle or work or right after the restoration!
In our workshop we take all the responsibility and costs of buying and restoring such period pianos from its A to Z and the buyer does not have to risk at any stage but can buy the ready product with confidence.
You can send an email at fortepiano.collection@gmail.com for more information. (the long list below shows only the the sold instruments and the few restored ones for sale, not the larger number of unrestored pianos in stock.
Terms and conditions for buyers: It works as explained above without any stress and risk for the buyers. The buyer chooses the right instrument after consulting with us receives a quote for the final price including restoration, excluding shipping, then pays half of the amount and waits for the restoration. Once it is finished (delays are indeed normal and the buyer should accept that) the buyer can decide if he wants it or not without giving us any reason. If decide to buy, he/she should pay the rest and we can either manage the transport or it can be picked up. In case the buyer decides to have the money back, we will sell the instrument to another client and in case we even don't succeed, we pay the amount back within 5 months. So there is no risk of any disappointment for our buyers.
The following instruments as shown above are for sale except for the ones marked with red star as sold. All prices indicated but the baroque flute and baroque oboe have a 12% discount.
For more information and photos please contact fortepiano.collection@gmail.com
All instruments include hard case within the given price!
Spinetta or Virginal attributed to Poggio ca.1620
With a large compass of GG(BB)-f'''
Mainly very original including the original soundboard, jacks and keyboard!
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One of the most valuable pianos being offered not only here but worldwide!
The oldest playable Bohemian Fortepiano
made by Jakob Weimes 1803 in Prague for sale!
5 octaves FF-g'''
Kneelevers for Moderator and Dampers lift
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We offer you here a very special and truly unique instrument by the british Harpsichord maker Trevor Bckerleg for sale. He was gay and enthusiastically made this exquisit instrument to reflect his feelings as an artist.
Here are some details about the instrument:The harpsichord has a historical construction, except for tuning pins and decoration. It does not need to be restringed or renovated.
The instrument is in perfect playable condition.
Each two-manual harpsichord has four Registers, the keyboards are beautifully crafted based on original instruments (as the rest of the instrument) and both harpsichords have a pleasant touch and a very beautiful sound.
Double Harpsichord - Vis a Vis Clavecin - Doppelcembalo
for sale!
But what makes this instrument even more rare and impressive is the painting and decoration with all the male figures here and there and the funny soundboard painting, especially with the provocative (for back then ''1983'' in Bruges Festival exhibited) painting of 69 gay men with even Penis shown which according to many visitors had to be covered during the exhibition!
Today it is no longer needed to be covered and can be shown in many concerts e.g. in Pride month etc. Some interesting comments from Facebook can be seen as the attachment...
Summery:
It is the only double-harpsichord (vis a vis) or face-to-face harpsichord worldwide, called 69 by the maker.
It was exceptionally made well!
It is the only harpsichord throughout the history with a painting that displays gay-love. All other harpsichords were painted with landscapes or religious subjects or at least with ornaments.
Heichele ca.1820
Fortepiano for sale!
6 octaves FF-f''''
6 pedals!
Pedals for:
Dampers lift
Bassoon stop
Moderator
Double Moderator
Janitschar (turkish bells and timpani!)
Keyboard Shift
Daniel Dörr ca.1820
Fortepiano for sale!
6 octaves FF-f''''
5 pedals
Made similar to Streicher rather than Walter or Graf.
It is (like Streicher) one of the few viennese models that has screws for the regulation of escapements, this allows for the owner to do the regulation when needed in a few minutes with ease!
year after Daniel Dörr's death in 1837 his son Wilhelm Dörr took the fabric and was praised for his quality work. He wone the bronze Medall in the third in Vienna. August Schmidt wrote in Wiener allgemeine Musik-zeitung in 1845 :
Herr W. Dörr, Clavierinstrumentenmacher in Wien (Wieden Nr. 447), exponirte ein Flügel=Pianoforte mit Wiener Mechanismus in Nußholz (Nr. 1235). Das höchst geschmackvolle, mit zierlichem Schnitzwerk versehene Äußere dieses Instrumentes steht mit seinem inneren Gehalte in schönstem Verhältniß; es hat einen runden, vollen Ton, einen vorzugsweise kräftigen und sonoren Baß, gleiche Register und eine leichte Spielart. Hr. Dörr, der eigentliche Leiter des Geschäftes, das unter der Firma Dörr's Witwe bekannt ist, verdient lobende Anerkennung für seine Geschicklichkeit und seinen Fleiß im Geschäftsbetriebe.<ref>Schmidt, August: Industrie-Ausstellung der österreichischen Monarchie in musikalischer Beziehung. In: Wiener allgemeine Musik-Zeitung, hg. von August Schmidt, 5. Jahrgang, Nr. 83 (12. Juli 1845), S. 330
This amazing original Fortepiano has been used in several concerts and recordings. Here you can click and listen/watch some of them.
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