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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Sources

Categories

  • Pianos

    Acoustic pianos, piano model families, and related keyboard instruments.

Representative model

  • 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.