Salon Grand
Hollweg & Söhne, Vienna
€38,500
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Type
Grand
Year
1928
Length / height
2.11 m
Finish
Rosewood, French polish
Tone
Dark, round bass with a singing treble
Action
Renner parts, regulated 2025
Maker
Hollweg & Söhne, Vienna
Warranty
5 years on our work
Included with every instrument
Delivery and placement in Austria
Two tunings in the first year
Humidity check at delivery
5-year workshop warranty
Provenance
This grand spent ninety years in a single family apartment on the Ringstraße. The case had been refinished once, badly, in the 1970s. The soundboard and iron frame were sound.
What we did
New strings and tuning pins throughout, a new set of hammers voiced by hand, and a complete action regulation. The case was stripped and French-polished in rosewood, the way it would have left the factory.
How it sounds
Warm and unhurried. The bass blooms without growling, and the treble sings rather than rings. It suits Schubert and Brahms more than Rachmaninoff.