Bosendorfer 290

9'6" Imperial Grand Piano

[Vienna - 1900] After meticulously transcribing Johann Sebastian Bach's famous organ works; Italian composer, conductor and pianist, Ferruccio Busoni, discovered that no existing piano could faithfully reproduce the immersive sound of 16'-32' bass pipes. Thus, no pianist could perform Bach's music as intended. He turned to Bosendorfer and one of the world's most iconic concert grand pianos was born - the "Imperial" Bosendorfer Concert Grand Piano. A full eight octaves in range, this new instrument not only delighted Busoni, but it also inspired such immortal composers as Bartók, Debussy and Ravel to compose repertoire specifically for the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano. To this day, these oeuvres can only be satisfactorily played and interpreted on a Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano.

Like all of the piano models that came later, 85% of the Bosendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano is made out of Bavarian Spruce tonewood. Even the piano's rim and frame are made with solid spruce - giving the entire piano a role in tone production. Other manufactures think of the piano's frame and rim as purely structural or decorative in nature and, thus, use lesser woods or laminates. Not Bosendorfer. Every Bosendorfer piano's "Spruce Resonance Case" is made of only the finest Bavarian spruce and is naturally dried for up to five years. The piano is then fitted with a custom cast iron plate, individually-attached strings, hand-wound (bass) strings, an open pin block (for unparalleled durability and tuning stability), a custom Kluge keyboard and a custom Renner action - the finest made in the World today.

Developed in Vienna - the birthplace of Western Music, this instrument inspired such immortal composers as Bartók, Debussy and Ravel to compose repertoire specifically for the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano.

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