The Rebirth of the Steinway Square Piano Serial Number 20232 (New York, 1869)

Follow the craftsmanship of the Chris Maene Workshop team, restoring this antique Steinway Square Piano. The Chris Maene workshop team is lead by Chris Maene and his sun Frederic. Each year the Chris Maene workshop constructs several replicas of Pianofortes, and executes several restorations of premium (grand) pianos, such as Steinway, Pleyel, Erard, ...

[@rogercarroll2551]

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

[@MrArchibald7]

I have one square piano, it sounds magical! 🙏

[@nickreid5613]

I have a square grand from 1877, it’s in original condition. I posted it on my channel, take a look! It sounds out of this world

[@robappleby583]

I once had an 1827 Broadwood square, it didn't sound anything like this. This one sounds amazing.

[@holmespianotuning]

It sounds much more musical than most clinical modern Steinways.

[@runner0075]

It sounds even better than some Steinway grands.

[@brettowen7174]

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.

[@musical.0uija]

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

[@christineroberts6759]

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.

[@virginiavaleri2559]

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

[@BalletBabyBoy]

Lovely tone

[@edwardsnz]

Wonderful video!

[@magdalenabakharpsichord]

It sounds so beautiful ❤😍🤩

[@GrotrianSeiler]

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

[@maxkeenlyside]

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?

[@christinakobb5001]

It looks like a Clementi cabinet piano. William Stodart, Tomkinson, Broadwood etc also make similar ones.

[@joshwinfree6057]

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

[@runner0075]

Black is the new black

[@bshu1302]

The name of the first piece please ???

[@jamescutright919]

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

[@didiuism]

❤🧡💛💚💙

[@HobbyHillsVideos]

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.

[@carlrichards49]

I sure hope you took it!

[@gasparocelloman9852]

I love this video. What’s the music?

[@chrismaene2485]

It is a Scarlatti sonata in b minor

[@santiagocordero2846]

Johannes brahms: op. 118 no. 2

[@laurencetraiger8524]

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

[@julianvankempen8829]

I was wondering as wel and luckely found it, her name is Fem Devos, on her youtube channel you can find the full version of her playing this piece.

[@laurencetraiger8524]

Thank you very much!

[@nickreid5613]

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

[@bellthandian]

There are only two companies in the united states that still works on these. If you google them you'll find both. I got a quote for upwards of $25,000-35,000 to completely restore mine. Sometimes costs can be more. You don't get the money back out of them in terms of overall value but they are quite a nice sounding unique instrument. We had to leave my 1886 Henry Miller square grand behind in a recent move last year do due moving costs and repairs, while it did play it needed a lot of work and my new home can't support the weight/space for a piano.

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

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

[@mabdub]

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.

[@ET1]

Can u restore mine?

[@Kref3]

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.

[@frankmarter6845]

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.

[@themike97_58]

They obviously went away for a reason, I think the main sentiment here is that of historical conservation.