Bösendorfer: Amazing Craftmanship

Bösendorfer 225 Story

Bösendorfer began crafting pianos in 1828. Today they are one of the oldest piano manufactures in the world. One reason for there success is their amazing attention to detail. For example the Bösendorfer 225 takes 4-6 years to build. The 225 is one of the rare pianos that Bösendorfer crafts that incorporates extra bass notes. The extra bass notes improve several aspects of the piano, like harmonic tone and resonance. This gives the instrument a unique and elite sound, unlike any other piano in production today.

Bösendorfer’s founder, Ignaz Bösendorfer, was great friends with Franz Liszt. Through this unique collaboration, Bösendorfer was able to fine tune their pianos, which led to Bösendorfer becoming one of the finest pianos in their day. They have continued this mentality and are one of the most coveted pianos in the world.

Bösendorfer started incorporating extra bass notes in their pianos over 100 years ago. They designed and built these pianos at the request of a well known Italian composer, Ferruccio Busoni. Busoni came up with the idea for extra bass keys, because he wanted to transcribe Bach organ pieces. From this idea Bösendorfer designed the Imperial. The Imperial today is the largest production piano in the world.

Bösendorfer is one of the only companies to date that build a solid spruce rim. This is unusual because most manufacturers use lamenated woods for the rim, opting for mixing soft and hard woods. Spruce is one of the best woods for transferring tone and energy throughout the piano. That is why on pianos like the Bösendorfer 225, they have built a solid spruce rim that has been dove tailed to generate that amazing sound you instantly love. To here what the Bösendorfer 225 sounds like check out the Bösendorfer 225 video.