Gebraucht, Bösendorfer, 170

Available for purchase is a magnificent, historically significant 1877 Bösendorfer Salon Grand Piano (Opus/Serial #8552). Built in Vienna during the golden age of European piano building, this instrument is the highly sought-after "Johann Strauss" design—structurally identical to the personal instrument Bösendorfer custom-built for the master composer himself.

While this piano possesses a rich 19th-century heritage, it completely bypasses the structural and playability pitfalls common to antique instruments. Following its initial acquisition, it underwent a comprehensive, no-expense-spared professional structural and mechanical rebuild by Ackerman’s Piano Sales & Restoration. It represents the ultimate fusion of museum-grade Viennese cabinet artistry and modern mechanical reliability.

Technical Specifications & Rare Features
- Dimensions: 5 feet 8 inches long (170 cm) by 4 feet 10 inches wide (147 cm)
This is the highly coveted "Model 170" scale design, ideal for residential salons, studios, and intimate performance spaces.
- Keyboard Configuration: Rare Full 88-Key Layout (7 Octaves)
While the vast majority of salon grands from the 1870s were limited to 85 keys, this premium instrument was custom-built with a full modern range, making it perfectly suited for contemporary concert literature.
- Key Tops: Exceptionally preserved original ebony and authentic ivory keyboard, offering a tactile response that modern plastics cannot replicate.
- Action Upgrade: Fully modernized with world-class Renner action and hammers. It provides the crisp, highly responsive, and powerful repetition touch demanded by serious modern pianists.

Materials & Provenance
- Stradivarius Wood Connection: The soul of this piano's tone lies in its premium soundboard wood, originally sourced from the high-altitude Val di Fiemme in the Italian Alps—the exact same historic forest that supplied resonance spruce to legendary violin makers Stradivarius and Guarneri.
- Cabinet Artistry: Finished in a magnificent, distinctive original ebony polish. The exterior features ornate carved legs, an intricate ornamental fretwork music desk, and a classical Greek lyre-shaped pedal desk.Interior
- Visual Surprise: When the lid is propped open, it reveals a stunning, dramatic book-matched maple wood finish along the entire inner rim and underside of the lid, creating a beautiful contrast against the ebony exterior.

Restoration Details & Current Appraisal
The complete professional rebuild included:
- A brand-new, premium Canadian spruce soundboard for pristine resonance and structural longevity.
- Complete re-stringing and brand-new damper felts for flawless tonal clarity and immediate dampening.
- Certified Value: Documented with a formal Insurance Replacement Appraisal of $93,700 from Ackerman's Piano Sales & Restoration (equating it to the modern J. Strauss / Model 170 edition in 2006). Physical copies of this provenance will transfer to the new owner.

Asking $63,000 or best offer