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Bechstein was then confiscated by the US administration.

In 1945 the production facilities of Bechstein were destroyed by the bombardment of British and American forces during the Second World War, and thus the company moved to the American sector. Added to this, the emigration of the Jews during the Holocaust meant that it lost a considerable amount of customers at this time Bechstein being a highly favourable instrument among the sophisticated tastes of the Jews. It produced the advanced Neo-Bechstein- the world’s first electric piano, together with the Nobel Prize laureate Walther Nernst and Siemens.įrom 1932 the Great Depression had a profound effect on the company, with a decrease in production and a drop in prices. Bechstein was still maintaining its innovative ideas and striving to broaden the techniques of piano making in 1930. In 1901 the Bechstein Hall opened in Wigmore Street, London, and would later become “Wigmore Hall’ due to its expropriation in the Second World War.īechstein became a joint-stock company in 1923. London 1885 after Queen Victoria was supplied with a grand piano, the desire for the pianos grew which lead to a new Bechstein branch. Later Hans became the Berlin Philharmonic’s first conductor. In 1857 Hans von Bulow performed on a Bechstein concert grand, which caused him to become a keen supporter of the Bechstein piano. The reason behind manufacturing his own pianos was because he had innovative ideas to create a piano that was designed for both energetic and vigorous playing as well as subtle and delicate. The founder Carl Bechstein started making pianos in 1853 at his workshop in Behrenstrasse. The Bechstein piano is a maker of top quality upright and grand pianos. Grand Piano Models introduced in 1920’s Modelīack to Contents Serial Numbers Date of Manufacture

Bechstein – New Current Models Upright Models Modelīack to Contents Bechstein – New Current Models Upright Models Modelīack to Contents Older Models C.Bechstein Upright Pianos up to 1902 Modelīechstein model V (Straight strung model)īechstein model 10 (Straight strung model) Schimmel piano serial number reference information.