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  @gw15603 сағат бұрын

  You are so amazing. This is more than impressive,

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  @gw1560Күн бұрын

  Positively magnificent!

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  @jg11x113 күн бұрын

  What sander and polisher are you using? Thank you. Great work

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  @terrygreene13953 күн бұрын

  I’ve been refinishing pianos for the last 40 years. I’m always trying to find better solutions, better finishes, faster more consistent techniques for getting that nice brushed patina look. I have a Steinway B ebony I’m redoing, and a Baldwin 5’6” mahogany. I’m using ML Campbell precat for the Baldwin, and Mohawk for the Steinway. I try to find local experts on finishing, but there just isn’t anyone around anymore. You go to the finish supply stores and the ignorance of their products is shocking. I can’t even find spray gun advice for my Binks guns! What is your experience??

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  @ChoBee3336 күн бұрын

  Are u sure ur not a Magician? What an amazing restoration! 😮

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  @clydetaylor158410 күн бұрын

  Nice job. I purchased a Kimball Le Petit Baby Grand. This is what I want to do. I have a had time finding replacement henges for the lid. Any idea for a supplier?

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  @flylooper21 күн бұрын

  What a great video. I just picked up a fairly new Yamaha G3 after being without a piano for almost 20 years. The mechancial aspects of these incredible instruments have always fascinated me. Your video on restoring the M & H was perfect. Thanks so much.

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  @FLRds40722 күн бұрын

  what are the products you use to fill the gaps/chips? I couldn't make out what products they were, but I think they would be really helpful for a woodwind repair I'm doing.

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  @JacobEmch9120 күн бұрын

  Check out alliedpiano.com for products and a free 52-page repair manual

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  @vdgitaliano28 күн бұрын

  Perfect tone for a home. I bought a Steinway model S 5'1" parlor grand and no matter how many times they tried to rework it, the tone was so bright, it just sounded too crisp for my home. This unit you have done sounds great! Good job Sir!

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  @camh114929 күн бұрын

  Not only can you build an entire grand piano from scratch, in less than an hour, but you can also play it like you are possessed. You must be a sorcerer. All kidding aside, this was wonderful to watch !

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  @myboibillАй бұрын

  Hi Jake, it’s been a while since you updated a new video. I check in from time to time. I hope all is fine and realize between business and family your time may be limited. Hope to see a new post one day. Keep well Gif bless

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  @wowdude5515Ай бұрын

  Beautiful job. I must ask how much you made from this work?

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  @akanebehrens9380Ай бұрын

  What is the title of Albeniz song?

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  Romanza Sin Palabras - Angustia Thanks for watching!

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  @ChucklesKeysАй бұрын

  I like watching your professionalism with the piano, playing and also the technology. I have a M&H A from the same time period. I need to rebuild it also. I am a tech, but not at the level that you are. Thanks for your quality videos

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  @engrane_musicАй бұрын

  There are very few people in the world with this incredible craftsmanship, patience AND the ability to play as well as you do. Meditative to listen and watch you work on these pianos. Excellent video start to finish!!

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  @engrane_musicАй бұрын

  There are very few people in the world with this incredible craftsmanship, patience AND the ability to play as well as you do. Meditative to listen and watch you work on these pianos. Excellent video start to finish!!

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  @CarlitoManchegoАй бұрын

  You have got a lot of hours in this restoration dare i even ask how much this would cost if you were to hand the customer a by the hour Labor Cost Ticket? Gheezus Louizhuss

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  @CarlitoManchegoАй бұрын

  I have some questions what sort of paints do you use? Is Piano paint special in any way to take a deep polish? And what exactly was the infra-red finish remover?

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching! Regular black lacquer. Just search for "infrared stripper"

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  @CarlitoManchegoАй бұрын

  I suppose there are customers whom love Piano's & are at the same time deathly afraid of Toxic Chemicals & wood finishes

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  @CarlitoManchegoАй бұрын

  Mason & Hamlim is said to be a Premium Top shelf Product

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  @SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648Ай бұрын

  Interesting about oak. It would seem to follow that if I want a better deal on the same piano works, I should look for oak.

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  You're spot on. Oak/light walnut/etc. I've seen a lot of phenomenal pianos not even given a chance, because they weren't black or a dark wood color.

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  @maximesouday14652 ай бұрын

  How you recreate the logo ?

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  you can buy them online

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  @LilYassofficial2 ай бұрын

  please make more videos your dope

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  😆 thanks for watching!

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  @Jason1Romero2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for inspiring me. Amazing what you do;;🎉

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  @EmilyTienne2 ай бұрын

  A double treat! He restores, he performs…he does it all. Thank you!

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  @richardpulliam76972 ай бұрын

  I may try that on a satin lacquer to cover streaking

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  @michaelw65542 ай бұрын

  Stunning.

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  @user-jy1fi1rr4o2 ай бұрын

  In all my life, I've never heard a Mason & Hamlin sound that good. Outstanding work!

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  @zackeryhardy9504Ай бұрын

  That is a 70s vintage mason as well. That was literally the worst decade of piano manufacturing that came out of the company. In the 1920s they were considered to be above steinway as a boutique ultra premium brand that also cost more at the time. Mason still makes some of the finest pianos in the world.

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  @davidjohnson65532 ай бұрын

  First he shows us how to build a piano then he gives a masterclass on Rachmaninoff. Who IS this guy???

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  @AngeloDeAngelis7482 ай бұрын

  Bravissimo Ammirevole

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  @AmitysLament2 ай бұрын

  Fake

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  @basdevries37073 ай бұрын

  Interesting to watch. How long dit the whole job take you?

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  Thanks! A couple days.

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  @bjf73473 ай бұрын

  You play beautifully and great work restoring it as well.

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  @frjfsiuojrsdug3 ай бұрын

  Great video! So, you didn't touch the soundboard at all? Would you normally refinish one?

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching! This one didn't need any repairs, and the finish was in good condition, so I didn't think it was necessary to refinish it. Cheers

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  @MrGadaga3 ай бұрын

  I loved the rebuild video. But the sound in that one and here also sounds muted. Much too dark... Must be the recording technique I suppose

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  @JacobEmch91Ай бұрын

  Thanks! Still figuring things out. 😆

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  @irenemeno35853 ай бұрын

  Absolutely eye wateringly beautiful Jacob both your work & your playing ❤

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  @MrWhiteKeys13 ай бұрын

  Damn! A technician that is also an accomplished and gifted pianist! You got Skeeeeee-ills, boooiiiii! Very impressive, and I love your playing! I am presently an Enterprise Architect. But that was plan B. Plan A was Concert Pianist, and so my first 4 years of college was in piano performance. I started a career in computer science (mostly aerospace), and went back to school mid-career to complete my bachelor's and master's in computer science, plus a year beyond the masters on Applied Engineering Statistics. But my KZread channel is where I really enjoy myself, performing classical piano and creating educational videos (my newest series Music and the Mind is a 9-part series of which I have uploaded the first 3 videos, exploring the science, physics, mathematics, and psychology driving music and its emotional impact.

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  Haha nice! I'll check it out! Aren't you glad you picked a career in something else, and now you can afford a nice piano 🤣🤣

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  @MrWhiteKeys13 ай бұрын

  @@JacobEmch91 right?

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  @MrWhiteKeys13 ай бұрын

  I was going to watch a movie tonight, but I watched this video instead. Most enjoyable! I had a new Steinway B some time ago, but now if I ever buy a house big enough to put a full sized piano, I want a Mason & Hamlin VX BB with the upgraded hammers. Wow this was a lot of work! How long did it take you overall to make the restoration?

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  Hi there, thanks for watching! I've heard great reviews of the new M&H's. This piano in particular took in total I think about 6 months, working on it 1-2 days a week on average, but with some stretches of time not touching it at all or working on it exclusively.

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  @LiveUPMedia3 ай бұрын

  Love these videos ❤

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  @MarcRiedel3 ай бұрын

  I hope you don't mind being asked about your process. I'm an amateur refinishing a piano with lacquer, and I'm getting some conflicting information about best practices. I've been building black lacquer layers and sanding inbetween. My first question is do you spray, sand with say 220, recoat, then sand with 320, recoat, then sand with 400, etc.? Or do you spray, sand 220, 320, 400, etc. and then respray? Also, once I'm finished with my pigmented lacquer and ready to apply the clear coat, do I sand before doing so? Thanks for sharing your videos.

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  Hi there, Marc. Thanks for the inquiry. It may benefit you to watch my recent video of me refinishing a Mason and Hamlin. In that video, I spray a post catalyzed lacquer primer/surfacer which fills the grain and sands easily. Then sand it smooth up to 600. Then I spray black topcoat several layers thick, a couple coats a day, several days, without sanding in between. The thinner in the topcoat dissolves the previous coats and it chemically bonds with it. You can scuff sand if you wish to remove any little bumps caused by dust. Then I let it dry for a few weeks, sand it through the grits up to 600-1000 and finished off with steel wool/synthetic steel wool. (Some will spray several coats, sand with 180/220 until the orange peel is gone, then spray a light coat with a bit of retarder and get it to lay out very flat, and after that final coat has dried, it's so flat they can start with 600 grit.) The traditional method by Steinway, Baldwin, M&H, etc. does not involve a clear coat. You can use polish on a rag, in the direction of the grain, or even on your steel wool, if you're going for a satin "luster". Wipe off excess with a microfiber. If you're going high gloss, you only need a few coats of color, then build up the clear so you can sand through the grits, buff, and polish. (if it's traditional lacquer.) Black lacquer doesn't buff up to as high a sheen as clear does. This is my understanding/experience, anyway. Hope this helps. Jake

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  @Twój.Bartek3 ай бұрын

  Great job! I'm so glad you made an entire documentary dedicated to restoring this piano. Tell me what a potential piano would look like to buy to renovate in the US? In Europe, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, grand and upright pianos factories were popping up all over Europe like "mushrooms after the rain" (lots of them). When selecting an instrument for renovation, it is often necessary to choose a well-known brand, because many factories in Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries began to go bankrupt within a few decades and there were no instruments of these brands in good condition to be able to check the musical value of a given brand. This would avoid wasting money and time on a weak instrument.

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  Thanks! After the radio was invented and mass producedin the late 1920's/early 30's, it destroyed the piano market, unfortunately, as if one wanted music in the home, it had to come from a piano or other instrument. If it's a customer's piano, I'll bring it back to life regardless of brand/initial quality of manufacture, if they ask me to do it. I am always upfront about the expected result, but a lot of times, quality action parts and strings can go a long way to rectify deficiencies, in conjunction with proper rebuilding. Regarding "flipping" for resale: there are certain brands that sell quicker than others, of course. So in this regard I like to stick to well known, quality instruments that bring people in the door. From a business standpoint, I could spend 20k rebuilding a Bush and Gerts grand piano from 1920, and it could compete with the big names. But in a 5 year time span, I might only have one serious looker whose budget is 7k, and only interested because their grandma had a B&G. So knowing the market and what sells is an important place to start.

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  @ablamborn3 ай бұрын

  What kind of strings did you use? Beautiful work!

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  Mapes on this one. Their quality has dipped recently so I've switched to Hellerbass. Hopefully they'll pick back up at Mapes.

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  @ablamborn3 ай бұрын

  @@JacobEmch91I’m having Mapes put on my Baldwin R. I wanted Hellerbass or even Arledge, but my technician really resisted. Will I regret the Mapes?

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  @ablamborn3 ай бұрын

  Should I try to get other bass strings, even though he’s already ordered the Mapes?

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  @JacobEmch913 ай бұрын

  @@ablamborn Hopefully they'll do a good job for you. We've been getting a lot of dead strings and frequently have to order replacements for the replacements (if that makes sense?). Also we've been getting some unisons in the thinner strings that don't match up very well. And not to mention they stop the copper winding like 2 inches from the agraffe which is a bit unsightly. That's just my recent experience, though, maybe just bad luck. Heller is about 100 bucks more even with shipping, and usually ships within 2 weeks. mapes about 6-8 weeks usually. Best of luck, let me know how it turns out.

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  @ablamborn3 ай бұрын

  @@JacobEmch91one more question-can my technician just send my bass string to Hellerbass? He says it would take a long time to take measurements and that additional labor would drive up the cost. But if the Hellerbass are only $100 more including the shipping, it seems like a no brainer. What strings do you like for the trebles?

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  @petermintunmusic3 ай бұрын

  Excellent!

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  @Reuben-4 ай бұрын

  Wonderful sounding piano, and you play it well! Thank you!

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  @daraparsi95464 ай бұрын

  Beautiful

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  @JacobEmch914 ай бұрын

  An update (and a better recording) of this instrument can be viewed here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oY6d3KyAlLvdeNI.htmlsi=nosz4Zmd3HG642Dl

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  @JacobEmch914 ай бұрын

  You can watch the initial reconditioning of the action and cabinet here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYB5y5Krhte2orA.htmlsi=jvYNY...

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  @daraparsi95464 ай бұрын

  Awesome work and playing as always! Question; What spray Gun do you use and with what size tip?

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  @JacobEmch914 ай бұрын

  Thanks! I have a Fuji spray system with a 1.0mm tip. Sometimes I’ll use a .8mm tip. Before this I used a 16 dollar spray gun from harbor freight and it got the job done. In my case, I don’t have a big air compressor set up, so I was constantly waiting on the air compressor to keep up. The turbine system gives clean, dry air every time (that doesn’t run out) so that’s why I like it. -Jake