Year built: 1886
Serial no.: 12173
Action: double repetition action
Length: 2.75 m
These very large concert grands (Mod. FI-24) were also preferred on the concert stages back then. Ibach concert grands from this period are distinguished by an impressively big, full and clear tone. Apart from new key coverings – apparently from around 1940 – this grand piano is largely preserved in its original state. Decades ago woodworm attacked the grand piano; it is no longer active today – but a number of parts will have to be replaced during the renovation. Ibach changed the frame design from time to time – in this model, large parts of the soundboard are left open. The grand piano needs a complete restoration to unfold its full potential again. This grand piano was initially used as a loan instrument and, among others, from Dec. 1886 to Feb. 1887 by the famous pianist and Liszt pupil Emil von Sauer. Emil von Sauer and Rudolf Ibach were close friends, and von Sauer valued Ibach’s concert grands, using them above all in concerts in southern Germany, Switzerland, etc.
