The Console

The console had been moved around various storage locations in Stockholm, some with questionable quality. The console was finally located in the Musical Museum storage in a location outside Stockholm.
The inspection revealed severe water damage. Some ivory had come loose and was missing. Lots of rust and dirt. The veneer had come loose in different places and all metal parts were rusty. Curious people had been poking around and many tin tubes for the combination action were bent and nicked. All bellows for the combination action were unusable, the zephyr skin destroyed.
Despite all this we considered that it was possible to restore.
The inspection revealed severe water damage. Some ivory had come loose and was missing. Lots of rust and dirt. The veneer had come loose in different places and all metal parts were rusty. Curious people had been poking around and many tin tubes for the combination action were bent and nicked. All bellows for the combination action were unusable, the zephyr skin destroyed.
Despite all this we considered that it was possible to restore.
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Restoration of the pedal assembly
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