Bösendorfer 290 Imperial
The Viennese giant with 97 keys – its extra basses shimmer along in the resonances.
Keys97full size
ActionHammerweighted
Length2,90 mgrand form
Price rangeca. 250.000–300.000 €as of 2026-08-04
Strengths & limits
In its favour
- 97 keys: nine extra basses for resonance and repertoire rarities
- The warm, dark “Viennese sound”
- Handwork from one of the oldest makers (since 1828)
Against it
- Sold only via authorised dealers – prices are list-price orientation
- 2.90 m long – an instrument for halls, hardly for flats
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Alternatives in the same category
Steinway & Sons D-274 ca. 220.000–310.000 €The benchmark: the most-played instrument of the great concert halls.
Steinway & Sons B-211 ca. 140.000–160.000 €Steinway’s most popular salon model – called “the ideal grand” by many pianists.
Steinway & Sons M-170 ca. 95.000–110.000 €The entry to the Steinway world: a cabinet grand for a normal living room.
Fazioli F278 ca. 250.000–290.000 €The brilliant challenger from Italy – young, uncompromising, hand-built.
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