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C. BECHSTEIN

Millenium 116K

The C. Bechstein brand means excellent instruments - made in Germany and manufactured to world class standards. With more than 155 years of experience, the C. Bechstein brand is considered to be the embodiment of exquisite sound. If there were a ‘Formula 1’ in the music world, Bechstein would be out in front in pole position. Each individual masterpiece is intricately designed under the auspices of holistic manufacturing conditions. Bechstein spend several years preparing the materials, and months on the actual manufacturing of each individual instrument. There is a deep mystery in the compelling and melodious beauty of a C. Bechstein instrument, in the authentic rendition of a pianist’s individual concept of sound. This is ensured by the well kept secrets of the soundboard and acoustic body, the coherence of all the individual details, and the individual manufacturing process of each single instrument. Experience the effortlessness and the barely perceptible resistance of the clearly defined and sparkling touch, and you will fall in love with the artistic possibilities that it gives you. You will be able to express yourself just as you want to, because a C. Bechstein piano sings.

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Winner of three most important international design awards.

This model is your gateway to C. Bechstein upright pianos. Contemporary design, a purist’s touch, the essence of the piano, more substance than meets the eye. A proven engineering design (C. Bechstein model 12 in a new outfit). A piano with all the characteristics of the top class.

The Awards: The GOOD DESIGN AWARD from Chicago; the iF PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD - one of the world’s major competitions; the iF GOLD PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD, the ‘Design Oscar’ among the European design awards.

Height 116cm

Width 152cm

Depth 62cm

C. BECHSTEIN

Classic 124

Height 118cm

Width 151cm

Depth 59cm

A comfortable, medium size height and a classic, timeless design. This upright piano has been awarded several prizes. The proven engineering design (C. Bechstein Model 12) delivers a full tone and a fine playing action. Its harmonius architecture ensures a generous fullness of tone and a beautiful sound.

C. BECHSTEIN

High class with great modesty and a timeless design. Harmony of tone and technology. The tried and tested C. Bechstein Model 11 engineering designs ensures the highest sound quality and excellent playing action. A traditional C. Bechstein design that proves itself through its beautiful and rich sound, and well balanced registers of tone. A deep, sonorous bass and a distinguished, excellent overall impression.

Height 124cm

Width 152cm

Depth 62cm

Height 124cm

Width 152cm

Depth 62cm

C. BECHSTEIN

Elegance 124

An elegant cabinet featuring flowing lines, in its design with bevelled edges and lavish details. This piano, using the proven C. Bechstein Model 11 engineering design, demonstrates that strength and elegance can successfully go together. A very popular instrument for those who appreciate beauty in cabinet form.

Height 131cm

Width 154cm

Depth 62cm

C. BECHSTEIN

Concert 8

Many consider the Concert 8 to be the best upright piano in the world.

The radically re-engineered Concert 8 concert upright piano adopts the fundamental construction principles of the current concert grand production. The soundboard and the frame have been completely redesigned. The playing experience has been additionally refined with the expansion of the total length of the keyboard, with optimised key levers and with further modifications to the action. The Concert 8 affords a greatly nuanced performance and its tone considerably outshines many a grand piano from other manufacturers. Its singing, sustained tone, unfurling in beautiful balance in every register, allows one to play the most subtle piano and pianissimo passages, whilst also offering a fortissimo of sheer orchestral dimensions. It opens up a broad spectrum of harmonic resonance, with a truly great, beautiful, natural length of tone, and an incomparable richness of tone colour. The Concert 8 approaches absolute perfection in piano sonority.

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