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Knowledge before decisions. 

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Keyboard Farm provides specialist services for historical keyboard instruments, combining practical experience in performing, collecting, sourcing, acquiring and working with these instruments.

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Our services are available to private owners, collectors, musicians, churches, concert organisations, museums and institutions.​
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1. EXPERTISE & VALUATION

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Specialist assessment and documentation of historical keyboard instruments.

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  • Identification & dating

  • Authenticity & originality

  • Condition assessment

  • Provenance & historical research

  • Market valuation

  • Insurance valuation

  • Written expertise & documentation
     

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2. ACQUISITION ADVICE

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Independent guidance before purchasing an instrument.

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  • Pre-purchase inspection

  • Authenticity & condition

  • Restoration requirements

  • Musical qualities

  • Market-price assessment

  • Comparison with similar instruments

  • Negotiation advice

  • Suitability for performance or collection
     

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3. INSTRUMENT SOURCING

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Some instruments have to be found.

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Looking for something particular? Keyboard Farm can actively search through its network of musicians, collectors, owners, restorers and institutions.

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We can search by:

  • Maker or instrument type

  • Period or geographical school

  • Musical characteristics

  • Condition

  • Historical significance

  • Budget

  • Specific performance or collection requirements
     

From the first search to inspection and acquisition, Keyboard Farm can accompany the entire process.

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Tell us what you are looking for — and the chase begins.

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4. RESTORATION GUIDANCE

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Preserve first. Restore where necessary.

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Independent guidance before and during restoration.

  • Condition assessment

  • Conservation priorities

  • Restoration strategy

  • Assessment of previous interventions

  • Selection of appropriate specialists

  • Comparison of restoration proposals

  • Coordination with restorers

  • Follow-up during restoration

  • Final assessment & documentation
     

Not every historical instrument needs restoration. Sometimes preservation is more important than intervention.

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5. COLLECTION MANAGEMENT

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Specialist support for individual instruments and complete collections.

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  • Inventory & cataloguing

  • Identification & documentation

  • Condition surveys

  • Valuation

  • Insurance documentation

  • Restoration priorities

  • Acquisition strategy

  • Collection development

  • Consignment & deaccession advice

  • Long-term collection planning

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7. MUSEUMS, CHURCHES & INSTITUTIONS

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Specialist assistance for organisations responsible for historical keyboard instruments.

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  • Collection assessment

  • Documentation & valuation

  • Condition surveys

  • Conservation strategy

  • Restoration guidance

  • Acquisition advice

  • Collection development

  • Instruments for historical performance

  • Long-term planning
     

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6. INSURANCE, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT & DOCUMENTATION

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Before and after something happens.

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Keyboard Farm can document and value instruments for insurance purposes and provide independent specialist assessment following damage.

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Insurance & Prevention

  • Insurance valuation

  • Market-value assessment

  • Photographic documentation

  • Condition reports

  • Collection inventories

  • Periodic revaluation
     

Damage Assessment

On-site inspection can be arranged following:

  • Water ingress or flooding

  • Moisture or climatic damage

  • Fire, smoke or heat

  • Accidental impact

  • Transport or handling damage

  • Other incidents affecting the instrument
     

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After Damage

Keyboard Farm can assist with:

  • On-site inspection

  • Detailed photographic documentation

  • Assessment of damage and condition

  • Pre- and post-damage valuation

  • Restoration possibilities

  • Coordination with specialist restorers

  • Review of restoration estimates

  • Assessment of possible residual loss in value

  • Independent specialist reporting

  • Documentation for insurers and loss adjusters

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8. TRANSPORT & INSTALLATION

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Coordination of appropriate handling for historical keyboard instruments.
 

  • Specialist transport

  • Collection & delivery

  • International transport

  • Positioning & installation

  • Concert and recording logistics

  • Transport to and from restoration

  • Coordination between owner, buyer, restorer and transporter
     

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9. DIGITAL & HYBRID SOLUTIONS

 

Beyond the historical.

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For situations requiring contemporary solutions,

Keyboard Farm can also advise on:

  • Digital organs

  • Hybrid solutions

  • Temporary installations

  • Solutions during organ restoration

  • Churches & concert venues

  • Educational and practice environments

  • Selection, demonstration & installation

In collaboration with Van de Moer Instruments.

Digital & Hybrid Solutions remain a specialised

complementary service within Keyboard Farm and are

kept distinct from our historical instruments offered for sale.

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10. NOT SURE WHAT YOU NEED?

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An instrument does not always fit neatly into one category. A valuation may lead to restoration advice; an acquisition may require expertise; a damaged instrument may require several specialists.

Tell us about the instrument. We will help determine the appropriate next step.

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