Bosendorfer Camellia Grand Piano - Polished Ebony

  • Camellia Grand Piano.
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  • Product Code:CAMELLIA214VC
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Classical elegance with timeless symbolism


For thousands of years people have been fascinated by the rich colours and intoxicating scent of the camellia. In their East Asian homelands the leaves are particularly treasured, as the camellia is a tea bush, whose leaves produce some of the world’s finest black and green teas.

Priceless specimens and its role in cultural history


A particularly exquisite collection of camellias can be found in the Palm House of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace. Empress Maria Theresia and her husband Franz I. Stephan were passionate collectors of rare and exotic flora. For a hundred years, these priceless specimens became an expression of the power of the monarchy. To protect them from the severe Austrian winters, Vienna’s impressive Palm House was eventually built. At the time of its completion in 1882, it was the largest greenhouse in the world, and to this day counts itself among the four largest of its kind in Europe.

The euphoric enthusiasm for the camellia in the houses of the aristocracy and bourgeoisie of 19th century Europe helped cement its role in cultural history. While already having been produced as a theatre play, in 1853 Giuseppe Verdi set the novel Camille (La Dame aux Camélias) by Alexandre Dumas to music, creating one of the first modern operas of the day, La traviata. It is now considered one of the most successful operas in the history of music.

Friendship, harmony and beauty


Like the 19th century hothouse flowers, the Camellia Grand Piano is a precious collector’s item. Immerse yourself in its world of opulence and timeless symbolism - the camellia after all stands for friendship, harmony and beauty. The underside of the piano lid is elegantly inlaid in the finest maple, adorned with an intricate design of pink and red camellia. The delicate variations of flowers, leaves and stems are laid in sumptuous veneers of tulip, sycamore, ash and walnut. The highly-skilled application of a traditional sand-shading technique lends this artwork its unique three-dimensional quality. The interior of the piano case and the pin block are equally inlaid in maple. As a finishing touch, even the birdseye-maple music stand takes up the ornamental theme of the camellia flower. Limited to eighteen black-polished 214VC grand pianos, each instrument in this marquetry series is individually numbered, with its own brass plaque.

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Resonance Case Principle
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Very similar in principle to a violin the whole body - not exclusively the soundboard - supports sound formation. The actual core of the piano rim consists of a 10 mm quarter-sawn piece that is specially grooved by our craftsmen to allow it to be bent to the silhouette around the inner rim. This is unique to Bösendorfer. When a note is played, the integrated spruce components become acoustically active, forming a complete resonating body that allows the whole instrument to project your play. An outstanding richness of tone colour and our legendary pure and brilliant sound is crafted this way. This complex construction is part of the Viennese tradition of piano making.
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From delicate pianissimo to splendid fortissimo
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A Bösendorfer Grand shows optimal controllability. Developed in cooperation with artists and technicians our action is crafted to our own, refined specification. This action is built to transfer the finest articulation of masterful play. Controllability at play.
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Unique bass strings
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All bass strings are spun in our unique Bösendorfer way. A steel core string is the basis for 1 or two layers of copper. The carefully spun strings are a substantial element of the warm and sonorous Bösendorfer bass
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Independent Capo d’Astro
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Bösendorfer is the only piano manufacturer that applies a detachable and independent Capo d’Astro in the upper register. This is how we assure an utmost precise adjustment in the upper register guaranteeing the original Bösendorfer Sound for generations: Unique sound for more than one generation.
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Traditional Sand Cast
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We are using the traditional sand casting to forge our frame. Our raw frames, produced in Austria, rest 6 months outside the factory. This is how all inner strain of the forging process are released allowing the frame to remain relaxed under 20 tons of string tension. Pure stability.
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Open pinblock
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Tonal stability at its best: Our open pinblock consists out of 3 layers of 7mm quarter sawn maple, glued cross-grained to each other. Settled on a base of red beech this construction offers a firm basis for the pins tied with strings. The top layer is refined with a 1.5mm walnut veneer. Our open pin block: a sound basis indeed.
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Individually stringing
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Each string is individually attached with a handmade loop. Over time this improves tuning stability and is particularly service friendly.
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Nature
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The basis of each Bösendorfer Grand is spruce that is naturally dried by air and has proven to be the ideal tone wood. The four seasons, sun, wind and wide temperature differences gently prepare this wood for its final purpose: to resonate. At Bösendorfer we use more than 80% of spruce tone wood building our instruments, more than any other manufacturer. When you add the natural drying process to our manufacturing time, it actually takes 6 years until the Bösendorfer Grand arrives at your doorstep. Precious time, necessary to craft the unique Bösendorfer Sound.
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Individual finishing
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The exclusive production of close to 300 instruments per year allows us to meet your individual requests. Whether you would like to apply precious veneers, your favourite colour or an emblem designed by yourself carefully engraved by master artisans: Anything is possible. Our Bösendorfer Artisans will prepare a colour sample, before we start production and collaborate with you on your design. After your approval, your very own, unique instrument is crafted: An instrument as extraordinary as you are.
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Made in Austria
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Bösendorfer Grands are not just an object of investment but of value that will last more than one generation. Our skilled Bösendorfer Artisans reveal the inner beauty of the Bösendorfer sound, unique in colour, dynamics and expression. Perfected throughout generations. It takes the dedication of our Bösendorfer Artisans for up to a year to build your Bösendorfer Grand. A personal touch that you will sense the moment you play. Austrian quality, Viennese soul.
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Grand Piano
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Uncompromising traditional handcrafting, beauty and the Viennese soul. Made in Austria for close to two centuries, since 1828. The sole limitation of your Bösendorfer Grand is its surrounding. Everything else is taken care of by us. Our instruments will unveil the fine nuances of the music you play - key by key, yet unseen and unheard.
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Vienna Concert
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Brilliant colours, energetic dynamics and a unique mechanical action: the new Vienna Concert technology is the sound for the next generation.
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Disklavier Edition
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Listen to the grand works of great masters of piano music without lifting one single finger. After all, every pianist deserves a break. The Bösendorfer Disklavier Edition will surprise you by playing back any performance with ultimate precision and refinement. Listen to Rachmaninoff playing his own works, wonder about the mystical interpretations of Arthur Rubinstein, groove to Oscar Peterson’s tunes: Our Bösendorfer Disklavier Edition comes with more than 1.000 recordings of different styles and genres. We apply the most sophisticated system there is, the Disklavier Enspire player technology developed by Yamaha. Pianists cannot only enjoy listing to a library of performances but immediately record and play back their very own music.
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Silent Edition
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This sound miracle can also be enjoyed in the middle of the night with the Bösendorfer Silent Edition. We only use the state of the art Yamaha Silent SH System which does not alter mechanical nor acoustic qualities in the slightest. Musical inspiration, acoustic and digital in nature: glistening sound waves oscillating in two worlds.