C. Bechstein

C. Bechstein: world-renowned, for upright and grand pianos that have been fascinating generations of great pianists and music lovers for more than one and a half centuries.

C. Bechstein Pianoforte AG is Europe’s major manufacturer of high-end upright and grand pianos. Today, Bechstein boasts its sixth generation of piano makers, engineers, and tone specialists, as well as specialists in finishing, wood-working and metal-working, all of them contributing to the further development of the company that Carl Bechstein founded in Berlin in 1853. This visionary piano-maker succeeded from the outset in producing fine instruments with a singing voice that fascinated the great pianists of his time.

The expertise required to create pianos with outstanding sound is a heritage that lives on at the Seifhennersdorf production site. A team of 150 top craftspeople and technicians, old and young, are fascinated by the unique qualities of the Bechstein brand and pass on their skills and knowledge to each succeeding generation. The expertise gained from tradition, experience and the latest research into materials and innovative processing technology goes into continuously refining the instruments, improving the action assembly and the famous Bechstein sound.