AUSTRALIAN PIANO WAREHOUSE

The Bösendorfer piano company was established when Ignaz Bösendorfer registered his business as a piano maker in Vienna, which was considered a centre for musical culture and a traditional city for piano music. The primary aspiration was to retain the character of the Viennese instrument, which is oriented toward a mellow string sound, while increasing its volume of sound. Bösendorfer instruments' full, singing, sustaining sound-even in the powerful bass register-would become the company's hallmark in the ensuing 189 years. At this time, the young genius Franz Liszt encountered an instrument by Bösendorfer. This prompted him to write, "The perfection of a Bösendorfer exceeds my most ideal expectations…" and the encounter led to a lifelong connection with the up-and-coming family of piano builders. Bösendorfers are still painstakingly created in Austria today using many of the extraordinary designs and same handcrafted techniques developed by its founders, delivering the unique..

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