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I am looking for a longer 1970s-1990s Bechstein (probably a C-221), as I have heard good things about them. I just played an 1973 M this weekend which was beautiful, but they are rare in Canada, and I want something longer (so, I think I need to purchase something in Europe). Do you have much experience with this era of Bechstein? Do you have any suggestions? Even though I have a pretty big home, and have room for this piano, I am concerned that this piano would be too much.

I agree that all modern Bechsteins sound very different from older Bechsteins. of course one can see from the model name and length if one looks at an old or a new instrument.(A180 -> A192, B203 -> B212, C221 -> C232, D240 -> D282, E280/EN280 -> canceled). But the actuall reconstruction can be seen by everybody with ease once the lid is open. The modern grands use a capo d‘astra bar in the highest trebble and agraffes below like every other piano nowadays. The older models did not have a capo d‘astra but instead used agraffes all the way up to the highest C (or with older 85s to the highest A). And the old Bechsteins had a VERY distinct sound. Very lyrical and you can immediately distinguish them from other top tier pianos like the Steinways. My piano teacher owns a around 100 year old A180 and I recently heard a professional recording made in the 70s and immediately knew it was a Bechstein. The base was much stronger, because of course it was an E280, but the general sound, especially in the tenor was so similar, it was obvious. It is sad that they decided to go the loud way. Of course they want their pianos to be used in concerts instead of Steinways, so they needed to become a bit louder and especially brighter - the older models are more mellow and could not project as far as a modern S&S D274. Still I prefered them. That being said: A modern D282 - though not the same as an E280 - still is a really gorgeous instrument. It sounds beautifully. Just not the same anymore. The loss of brand specific sound is sad. But that does not make the instrument bad in general.

@@Kref3 I think you mean the E-270 model. My favorite was one of those, serial no. 161500

@@studentjohn35 I don‘t know the E270. The last version of the E to my knowledge was the EN280. I also saw a piano shop selling a piano from 1930 advertized as E280, so it might be, that this model actually was „only“ 270 cm long and sold using the length of the EN280. I have played - and loved - it, yet did not measure it. In the end types and numbers are not that relevant. I never even found out, what exact type my own Blüthner 230 from 1908 is, It is either a late style X or an early model 2. In the end, who cares, it is beautiful. As far as I am concerned the size below full concert grand (220 - 240 cm) is perfect for private players anyhow, because these pianos usually have the full size action of a concert grand and sufficiently long strings.

@@Kref3 The model E was always 270cm. Piano dealers inflate it as a sellin point. They don't think we old guys know the truth. The old model 1 was around 273 cm in 1899

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