R.S. Howard Piano Restoration Time Lapse

A time lapse of the restoration of an R.S. Howard grand piano made in New York in 1915. It was rebranded a Lyon and Healy at some point.
Restoration by:
Fine Piano Tuning and Restoration
South Bend, IN, US
FinePianoTuning.net
Chopin - Nocturne in B flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1 performed by Jake Emch

[@frederickmenu3140]

Perfect job

[@JacobEmch91]

Thank you.

[@Hammondbrass]

Nice video! Cool idea on finish stripping area. Are those coffin/organ pipe boxes?

[@JacobEmch91]

Thanks! Just some boxes I built to accommodate the filters to catch the overspray so it doesn’t cake up the fans.

[@jinhokim5989]

You're such a fine pianist and musician, definitely the best pianist among the tuners. What's the piano for this live(?) performance of Chopin? Let me know please.

[@JacobEmch91]

Thank you for the kind words. Here is the audio recording, performed on a Hamburg Steinway model D:
ua-cam.com/video/-RJGW8npkh8/v-deo.html

[@jinhokim5989]

@@JacobEmch91 Thank you for such a quick reply, who were your pedagogues and where did you major your piano?

[@JacobEmch91]

@@jinhokim5989 I went to a small school on the south side of Indianapolis (U of I - not to be confused with IU) and studied with Richard Ratliff.

[@jinhokim5989]

@@JacobEmch91 If you're interested and have time to watch my performance in 1999, in Seoul, you can find my video in UA-cam by typing "Jinho Kim Rachmanov concerto.

[@JacobEmch91]

@@jinhokim5989 awesome! I’ll check it out!

[@PianoDave1865]

Lol. If only I could work that fast.😄

[@JacobEmch91]

Lol

[@kkassanova]

Is that the piano on the recording? It sounds fantastic!
What's the piano size?

[@JacobEmch91]

Thanks, no this is a recording from a recital I gave in college.
I’m struggling recording pianos in general, as I don’t know what equipment to use.
A couple other of my videos, you’ll see I recorded the piano with my iPad- sounds very tinny and bright and doesn’t pick up the bass. Like the albeniz I recorded on one of the steinways. Didn’t sound at all like the piano in person :(
I suppose I need an audio engineering degree 😂