Maker
Bösendorfer
Viennese grand piano maker
Bösendorfer is an Austrian maker of handcrafted grand pianos, founded in Vienna in 1828 by Ignaz Bösendorfer. Austria's last surviving piano manufacturer, it builds a small annual output of instruments at Wiener Neustadt, known for the warm 'Viennese' tone, the Resonance Case Principle, and its concert grands including the 97-key 290 Imperial and the Vienna Concert (VC) series.
Models
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Bösendorfer 214VC
Piano · Austria
The Bösendorfer 214VC is a 214 cm (7') grand piano in Bösendorfer's Vienna Concert (VC) series. It carries scale and design elements derived from the 280VC concert grand into a salon-sized instrument, built in Austria with a spruce-rich case, Vienna Concert action, and the warm Viennese tone.
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Bösendorfer Vienna Concert Series
Piano · Austria
The Vienna Concert (VC) series is Bösendorfer's line of grand pianos built with Vienna Concert Technology and VC action geometry, designated by length in centimeters with a 'VC' suffix. It spans from the 170VC and 185VC through the 214VC, 230VC, and the 280VC concert grand.
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Bösendorfer 280VC
Piano · Austria
The Bösendorfer 280VC is a 280 cm (9'2") concert grand piano and the flagship of Bösendorfer's Vienna Concert (VC) series. Built in Austria around the Resonance Case Principle with a spruce-rich case and Vienna Concert action geometry, it is designed to project across large concert halls while retaining the warm, vocal Viennese tone.
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Bösendorfer Grand 200
Piano · Austria
The Bösendorfer Grand 200 is a 200 cm (6'7") grand piano and one of the maker's most popular models. Part of Bösendorfer's standard (non-VC) range, it is built in Austria around the Resonance Case Principle with an independent capo d'astro and a spruce-rich case, offering the warm Viennese tone in a size suited to salons and larger homes.
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Categories
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Pianos
Acoustic pianos, piano model families, and related keyboard instruments.
Representative model
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Bösendorfer 280VC
Piano · Austria
The Bösendorfer 280VC is a 280 cm (9'2") concert grand piano and the flagship of Bösendorfer's Vienna Concert (VC) series. Built in Austria around the Resonance Case Principle with a spruce-rich case and Vienna Concert action geometry, it is designed to project across large concert halls while retaining the warm, vocal Viennese tone.