{"title":"Bechstein Piano Manufacturing","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shacklef.myshopify.com\/collections\/bechstein-piano-history\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bechstein History\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/bechstein_history_medium.jpg?v=1544786127\" alt=\"Bechstein History\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shacklef.myshopify.com\/collections\/bechstein-piano-technical-aspects\" title=\"Bechstein Technical Aspects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/bechstein_technical_aspects_medium.jpg?v=1544786153\" alt=\"Bechstein Technical Aspects\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shacklef.myshopify.com\/collections\/bechstein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Bechstein Pianos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/files\/bechstein_piano_medium.jpg?v=1544786212\" alt=\"Bechstein Pianos\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter hundreds of years of craftsmanship and care, even \u003cstrong\u003etoday \u003ca title=\"Bechstein Pianos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bechstein.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBechstein\u003c\/a\u003e manufactures pianos at the highest level.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piano manufacturing firm \u003cstrong\u003eBechstein was established in 1853\u003c\/strong\u003e by Carl Bechstein \u003cstrong\u003ein Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Germany Carl Bechstein died in 1900 and his sons Johann, Carl, and Edwin assumed responsibilities for continuing the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the sons died, Helene Bechstein came into ownership with Karl Bechstein now managing the firm. In 1963 the American company, Baldwin Piano, purchased the controlling stock and the remainder of the shares in 1974. Baldwin Piano then sold to Karl Scultze in 1986. \u003cstrong\u003eIn 1992 Bechstein Gruppe-Berlin was established as the controllers of the Bechstein company.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany pianists and composers have endorsed \u003ca title=\"Bechstein Pianos\" href=\"https:\/\/shacklef.myshopify.com\/collections\/bechstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBechstein pianos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein their history and this includes include Hans von Bülow, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Artur Schnabel, Wilhelm Kempff, Leopold Godowsky, Walter Gieseking and Wilhelm Bachkaus. Composer Claude Debussy highly prized Bechstein pianos and made the statement, \"Piano music should only be written for the Bechstein.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufactory, principles, facts and figures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003eBoth the company’s headquarters and the production site were located in Berlin from 1853 to 1992, although Bechstein operated additional facilities in Karlsruhe and Eschelbronn for a time following WW2. With the restructuring of Berlin in the aftermath of German reunification, running production facilities in the city center became increasingly difficult. This prompted Bechstein to acquire the production facilities of the old-established Zimmermann brand in Seifhennersdorf in the region of Upper Lusatia, in Saxony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003eFor several years, the company focused on relocating the entire Berlin production step by step while at the same time qualifying the Saxonian staff as well as modernizing and expanding the facility with an investment of more than 20 million Euro. As a result, \u003cstrong\u003eC. Bechstein Seifhennersdorf has now become a flagship production site of worldwide renown.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"862\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jbw_w5K9Qwg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeritage and continuity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003eToday, \u003cstrong\u003eBechstein boasts its sixth generation of engineers, tone specialists, piano makers, and other specialists in the fields of finishing, wood working and metal processing, all of them contributing to the further development of the company that Carl Bechstein founded in Berlin in 1853.\u003c\/strong\u003e This visionary piano-maker succeeded from the outset in producing fine instruments with a singing tone that fascinated great pianists and composers, thus cultivating the brand loyalties of artists and music fans the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe expertise required to create pianos with outstanding sound is a heritage that now lives on at the Seifhennersdorf production site.\u003c\/strong\u003e A team of 150 top craftsmen and technicians, old and young, are fascinated by the singularity of the Bechstein brand and pass on their skills and knowledge to each succeeding generation of piano-makers. \u003cstrong\u003eThe expertise gained from tradition, experience and the latest research into materials and innovative processing technology goes into improving the action assembly and the famous Bechstein sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternationally coveted apprenticeship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003eC. Bechstein \u003cstrong\u003econstantly\u003c\/strong\u003e endeavors to\u003cstrong\u003e capture the imagination of young people\u003c\/strong\u003e over the world for the piano-making profession, and to provide top-level training. C. Bechstein is the world's leading company when it comes to training professionals in the skills of making and servicing first-quality upright and grand pianos.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemarkable in-house production depth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003eC. Bechstein not only invests in further training, modernization of production conditions and selection of materials, but also \u003cstrong\u003econstantly expands the in-house production depth to maintain the excellent quality\u003c\/strong\u003e of materials and parts and to be highly independent from suppliers. This development contrasts with the general trend among other manufacturers, who increasingly outsource their production or merely assemble third-party components. \u003cstrong\u003eC. Bechstein intends to increase its level of in-house production depth even further in the upcoming years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container-fluid\" role=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"\" class=\"segment-head segment-tail bg-white dark longtext-content\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"c3209\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"c1004\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"dce-image\" data-loader=\"backgroundImage\" data-image=\"fileadmin\/media\/Content\/Manufaktur\/20120711__COL5246_a.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"c3210\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca class=\"anchor anchor-product\" name=\"view-kompetenzvorsprung\" data-name=\"kompetenzvorsprung\" data-url=\"en\/the-world-of-bechstein\/manufaktur\/manufactory-seifhennersdorf\/\" data-label=\"kompetenzvorsprung\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"c989\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"kompetenzvorsprung\" class=\"segment-head segment-tail bg-white dark longtext-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpertise advantage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003eWhat is the secret behind C. Bechstein’s world-renowned expertise advantage?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe knowledge of how to make top-class instruments;\u003c\/strong\u003e experience handed down since 1853; scientific advances in the fields of materials and processing; and, of course , the ongoing dialog between craftsmen and women, engineers, tone specialists and professional pianists.\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"segment-head segment-tail bg-white dark longtext-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC. Bechstein continuously promotes intensive as well as controversial exchange of ideas between all those involved to further develop versatile pianos that are a pleasure to play and to hear for generations to come, so that every C. Bechstein piano can truly become the owners’ “musical friend for life.”Bechstein follows an integrative approach toward piano-making, starting with engineers, CNC technology for most accurate processing of materials, handcrafting both the acoustic body as well as the keyboard and action assemblies, up to the final adjustment of touch and tone in order to fulfill all expactations placed on a top-class musical instrument such as a sensitive touch and rich and colourful tone. \u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"segment-head segment-tail bg-white dark longtext-content\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"align-left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eResearch and development\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003eResearch and Development, the constant process of developing components as well as the entire sound structure is a task to which a team of engineers, wood specialists and process technicians commit themselves to. Detailed specifications for all materials and supply parts also belongs to their relevant tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. Bechstein runs Europe's most modern R\u0026amp;D department in the field of piano-making.\u003c\/strong\u003e While preserving historical assets like the legendary Bechstein sound and traditional piano-making methods, C. Bechstein pianos meet the demands of today’s pianists. The accuracy of modern CNC technology and the use of state-of-the-art CAD software are applied in the process of constantly improving and refining the quality of our instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"bodytext\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/9758\/8550\/collections\/bechstein_banner_b0eb800c-a9b7-4b14-8e22-524501cab586.jpg?v=1544781826","url":"https:\/\/www.silkpianos.com\/collections\/bechstein-piano-manufacturing.oembed","provider":"Silk Pianos","version":"1.0","type":"link"}