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Tag Archives: New York
Restored Steinway Featured at the Met
Dimitrios Klitsas, world-renowned custom wood carver, brought this 1882 Steinway Piano back to life after a series of shoddy repairs to the delicate purpleheart wood carvings. Designed by George A. Schastey, one of the most popular design firms among New … Continue reading
Restoration of Brownstone Lintel Details
Brownstone is a soft sandstone from Connecticut which is famously in use throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn for building stone and has, ever since installation, rapidly deteriorated from the freeze thaw cycle. It is probable that it was an unwise material … Continue reading
Stone Tower of Pizza Oven Cooks to Perfection.
They say there is another tower of Pizza in Italy, but it leans badly and it doesn’t even come close to cooking as good a pizza as this fourteen foot tall free standing, outdoor pizza oven. A technical achievement, this … Continue reading
Conservation of Period “Life” Cast of Venus de Milo.
Presumably, if you were to stop by the Louvre and attempt to make a plaster cast of the original Venus De Milo, security would have something to say about it, and no, they probably would not bother to refund your … Continue reading
Detailed Corvette Weathervane
Corvette weathervanes are a thing, Google the phrase and you will see that everybody wants one. That said, only one person gets to have the best Corvette weathervane. The customer for this full bodied 3 foot model (5 foot arrow!) … Continue reading
Rebuilding Arts and Crafts Stone Fireplace Out of Native Stone
David Knox of Cassella Construction Corporation of Red Hook, New York rebuilt this native stone fireplace for the Tuckaway vacation cabin in the Catskill mountains. The fireplace was part of a larger project, which included restoration of the stone chimney. … Continue reading
The Efficiencies of Laser Scanning for Historic Architectural Reproduction.
Before laser scan technology, documenting historic elements made reproduction work an uncertain and tedious process. For example, it was understood that certain exterior terra cotta elements of an Upper Manhattan apartment building would have to be replaced. The issue … Continue reading
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