Season's Greetings! My name is Nate Otto, and I've been restoring
player pianos full-time for four years now. When I'm not working on
instruments for clients and I "just need to get away from it all",
I work on my own collection of instruments. I recently started the
restoration of my 1917 Haddorf 88-note player piano (with prairie
school cabinet!).

I often feel like I'm operating "in a vacuum" here in my little piano
shop. We all know restoration isn't the most glamorous or interesting
work. Regardless, I have decided to create a series of videos about
my Haddorf restoration project and upload them to YouTube.

They're by no means a tutorial or guide on how to restore a piano,
but rather an overview of my experience (and often inexperience) and
process of bringing this instrument back to life. My hope is that these
videos appeal to a younger generation. If I'm lucky, maybe they'll
inspire someone to give player pianos a closer look.

If you'd like to check them out, I've included links to the first five
episodes. If you know a young-un' who might find them of interest,
would you please share these with them?

https://youtu.be/4ddz7yQvgVs 
Player Piano Revival Episode 1: Removing Everything

https://youtu.be/PB6lNV72OcA 
Player Piano Revival Episode 2: Replacing the Keyboard Felt

https://youtu.be/bn4z5gnFn0c 
Player Piano Revival Episode 3: Refreshing the Ivory Keys

https://youtu.be/0IApxzQHleA 
Player Piano Revival Episode 4: Replacing Damaged Veneer

https://youtu.be/ZAKYtPoJkEA 
Player Piano Revival Episode 5: Restringing the Piano

Thank you for your time and support.

Nate Otto - Rum River Restoration
Anoka, Minnesota
https://www.rumriverrestoration.com/ 

 [ Enjoy George Bogatko's SLOTTIME Piano Roll of "Jingle Bells" at
 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1j58AcYrQY Nate says, "Phew!"
 [ -- Robbie