88 Keys: Bösendorfer Concert Grand Piano

Classic Tradition Meets Modern Design

I've played the piano for decades, but I've never played on anything like this. When someone says 'Grand Piano' we all have an idea of what it looks like. Bösendorfer, a Austrian piano manufacture, teamed up with Audi's German design studio and reinvented what most consumers would think is a Grand Piano.

This is a challenging task because a piano's shape is what determines the quality of sound that the instrument produces. Working together as a team they have managed to redesign the shape and keep the quality of sound. The Audi design features a closed bass side rim that allows it to project the mass more strongly. The lid reaches seamlessly to the floor and the pedal lyre is completed in a sleek and simple aluminum finish. There are no visible hinges anywhere on the piano, the hydraulically attenuated fall board is recessed and the music rack is covered with a net material for perfect sound permeability.

This would make a beautiful addition to any contemporary space at $140,000. (Yikes!)

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