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Bechstein

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/ ˈbeçʃtaɪn /

noun

  1. Karl . 1826–1900, German piano maker; founder (1853) of the Bechstein company of piano manufacturers in Berlin

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Playing an 1899 Bechstein piano with a pearlescent, mellow tone, Cédric Tiberghien is a responsive and expressive partner.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2021

Foy’s happiest days involve being with her daughter, visits to the theater, dinners with friends, playing her Bechstein piano or putting on a fire at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2019

Paul is playing the most hallowed piano in rock & roll history — the Bechstein at London’s Trident Studios.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2018

Matthew Bechstein, GOProud’s executive director, countered media reports by saying that the group was “rebranding” and changing its tax status.

From US News • Jun. 6, 2014

The song of the Blackbird does not meet the approbation of bird-fanciers: 'It is not destitute of melody,' says Bechstein, 'but it is broken by noisy tones, and is agreeable only in the open country'.

From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.