C. Bechstein B124 Style Upright Piano Black Polish

Bechstein B124 Style Upright Piano Black Polish

Stately design, voluminous sound, masterful touch: the Bechstein B 124 Style belongs to the premium class of concert upright pianos and meets the requirements of professionals and discriminating beginners alike.

The Bechstein B 124 Style upright is the ultimate in piano-making at an affordable price. Its ideal proportions were developed by C. Bechstein’s expertise and R&D centre, a facility unique the world over committed to continuously optimising every single detail and merging the advantages of modern technology with the traditions of Bechstein’s legendary craftsmanship.

Revel in sublime acoustic culture. Savour a premium-class touch. Enter the Bechstein world, the Formula One of pianos.

Your Bechstein B 124 Style upright piano can be equipped with a Vario mute so that you can play day and night without disturbing your family or neighbours.

Bechstein B124 Style Upright Piano Black Polish Features :

• Characteristics : Bechstein B 124 Style upright piano - an piano of the absolute upper class

• Width : 151 cm / 4'11" / 59"

• Height : 125 cm / 49.5"

• Depth : 61 cm / 24"

• Weight : 255 kg / 562 lbs

• Color / finish : Black polished, white polished, mahagony, walnut, cherry, each satined and polished

Technical Specifications of BECHSTEIN model B124 Style 

This BECHSTEIN upright piano is made at the C.BECHSTEIN factory in Germany according to its historically proven production standards. The engineering of this upright piano is a piece of piano engineering with many decades of proven superior quality, excellence of touch and tone. You can easily play your music at a >pianissimo< as well as a >sforzato< range of tone, without any loss of beauty in colour or warmth of tone.

Actual size: 125 cm high, 151 cm wide and 61 cm deep

Pedals: 3 including mute
Weight: 253 kg net (gross weight depends on mode of packing)

Sound body:

Sound board of solid premium European Alps spruce grown in altitudes of 1300 to 1500 meters, 8.5 mm thick, the grain angle is 36 degrees.

The Ribs are made of European Alps grown spruce wood. Some rib measurements are: Rib Nr. 1 = 312 mm long, 19 mm high, 25 mm wide
Rib Nr. 3 = 628 mm long, 23 mm high, 26 mm wide
Rib Nr. 6 = 1055 mm long, 26 mm high, 30 mm wide

Rib Nr. 9 = 755 mm long, 19 mm high, 25 mm wide Rib Nr. 11 = 542 mm long, 22 mm high, 25 mm wide

The rib gluing surface is straight.

Solid Back structure in superior European pine:
5 back posts, each post individually fitted and positioned, 3 posts 90 x 60 mm and 2 posts 84 x 60 mm. Connection between back and posts is wedged.

Soundboard bridges: lower part solid German beech, top or cap in solid German beech. Soundboard bridge pins: 2.5 mm Treble, 2.9 mm in middle and bass.

Sand cast iron frame with excellent transfer of energy.

Strings:

Tone 1: speaking length 1175 mm, diameter 1.225 mm round steel core + copper winding, final thickness 6.267 mm; tension 88 kg.
Tone 30: speaking length 947 mm, diameter 0.975 mm round steel core + cooper winding, final thickness 1.352 mm; tension per string 81 kg.

Tone 31: speaking length 944 mm, diameter 1.050 mm unwound round steel core, tension per string 58 kg.
Tone 49 (a1): speaking length 404 mm, diameter 0.975 mm unwound round steel core, tension per string 74 kg.

Tone 88: speaking length 51.5 mm, diameter 0.8 mm unwound round steel core, tension per string 75 kg.

A solid pressure bar calibrating string traction is installed in the middle and treble sections.