Bosendorfer 2014/10/29 Bosendorfer is founded by Ignaz Bosendorfer in 1828 in Wien, Austria. His pianos received the status of the fficial piano maker to the Emperor of Austria in 1830. The pianos he made earned high reputation for the tone. It makes the brand more famous from the fact that only Bosendorfer was capable of performance by Franz Liszt, well-known pianist from poweful & highly-technical playing. Since the year of the foundation 180 year ago, there have been only 48,000 pianos manufactured. Although Bosendorfer was purchased by Yamaha, it still focuses on hand-crafted pianos. It is said that the total amount that is manufactured in one year is as few as 350 pianos. Bosendorfer pianos are characterized in its soft sound called "Wiener Tone." This feature is achieved by vibrating the whole cabinet of piano, not only from soundboard but also sideboard. One Bosendorfer grand piano has just arrived in our stock. Please contact our staff soon if you are interested, as this is first-come-first-served basis.