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Bechstein

British  
/ ˈbeçʃtaɪn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In disposition this bird is singularly quiet, seldom flying or moving about, as Bechstein and Riedel have likewise remarked in Germany.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Darwin, Charles

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