Before the Times
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) was a French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. He was a contemporary of Picasso and worked with many world-renowned artists and musicians, such as Igor Stravinsky and Erik Satie. The Collector's Grand is designed for the 200 and 214VC model sizes. Available in black or white polyester with chrome fittings and silver frame, limited to 12 pieces.
The Menton Music Festival is the oldest and one of the most prestigious music festivals in Europe. Piano art has a significant atmosphere at the festival, with both outdoor concerts in the magnificent medieval town square and indoor concerts in the exciting, ultra-modern Musée Jean Cocteau, home to the Severin Wunderman collection. In recent years, the museum concerts were performed on a Bösendorfer, so it was a perfect match for the Bösendorfer of the "Cocteau" Grand collection.
Jean Cocteau was a multidisciplinary prosthetic artist who embraced creativity in all forms... With an unidentifiable elegance, Jean Cocteau created works of life that are considered very important today. - Pierre Bergé | Comité Jean Cocteau President
The Menton Festival, celebrating its 66th anniversary this year, is honored to work with Bösendorfer on this exceptional piano. Cocteau was an enthusiastic visitor to the festival, and the special relationship with the city of Menton gives special importance to the project. - Paul-Emmanuel Thomas | Directeur Artistique Festival de Menton Visionary
Collector's edition
Jean Cocteau Orpheus portrait Concert Grand action geometry guarantees optimal play and controllability. Independent Capo d'Astro for perfect adjustment in the drain system. Refined processing of European raw materials exclusively Resonance body from Austrian pine resonance wood. Hand-braided Bösendorfer bass strings. Craftsmanship in Austria. A single string. 3 pedals.
Introducing the Bösendorfer piano:
Resonance
In principle, it is very similar to the violin, the whole body - not only the soundboard - which supports the production of sound. The actual core of the piano bar consists of a 10mm quarter saw, specially fluted by our craftsman to allow it to be bent to a silhouette around the inner edge. This is unique to Bösendorfer. When a note is played, the integrated spruce components become acoustically active and form a full resonating body that allows the entire instrument to play. The timbre and the legendary clear and brilliant sound are extremely rich. This complex construction is part of the Viennese piano tradition.
From delicate pianissimo to magnificent fortissimo
The Bösendorfer Grand shows optimal controllability. Our activity, developed in cooperation with artists and technicians, is due to our own sophisticated specification. This action is based on the transmission of the finest articulation of masterly playing.
Custom bass strings
Each bass string is made in a unique Bösendorfer style. The steel core is a base of one or two layers of copper. Carefully woven strings are an essential element of the warm and loud Bösendorfer bass
Independent Capo d'Astro
Bösendorfer is the only piano manufacturer to use a detachable and independent Capo d'Astro in the upper register. This is how we ensure the highest precision setting in the upper register, which guarantees the original Bösendorfer Sound generations: A unique sound for several generations.
Traditional sand casting
We use traditional sand casting to create our frame. Raw frames, manufactured in Austria, can rest outside the factory for 6 months. This releases all the internal stress of the forging process, which allows the frame to remain calm under 20 tons of tensile stress. Pure stability.
Open block
The highest tonal stability: Our open pinblock consists of 3 layers of 7 mm sawn maple with cross-sections glued together. Installed on a foundation of red beech, this construction provides a solid base for pegs tied together with strings. The top layer is finished with 1.5 mm walnut veneer. Our open pin block: solid foundation.
Stringing individually
Each string is secured with a handmade loop. Over time, this improves tuning stability and is particularly service-friendly.
Natural materials
The basis of each Bösendorfer Grand is spruce, which is naturally air-dried and is the ideal soundboard. The four seasons, the sun, the wind and the wide temperature differences carefully prepare this wood for its ultimate purpose: to resonate. At Bösendorfer, we use more than 80% more spruce wood in our instruments than any other manufacturer. When we add the natural drying process to our production time, it actually takes 6 years for the Bösendorfer Grand to reach you.
Custom design
The exclusive production of nearly 300 devices per year allows us to meet your unique needs. Whether you want to use precious veneers, your favorite colors or your own logo, carefully engraved by the craftsmen: Everything is possible. Bösendorfer craftsmen create a color sample before production begins and collaborate with you during the design process. After your approval, your own unique tool is ready: A tool as extraordinary as you.
"Made in Austria"
Bösendorfer Grands are not just an investment item, but a value that lasts several generations. Skilled Bösendorfer craftsmen reveal the inner color, unique color, dynamics and expression of the Bösendorfer sound. Perfectly generated. It takes the commitment of Bösendorfer craftsmen a year to build the Bösendorfer Grand. A personal touch that you feel the moment you play. Austrian quality, Viennese soul.
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