Supreme Edition Pianos

Bluthner’s meteoric rise in popularity in the 19th century resulted in their being chosen as official purveyor of pianos to many of the royal courts throughout Europe. These special cabinets designed for Queens, Kings, Czars, and Kaisers are made available to you.

Supreme Edition: Queen Victoria

During the Victorian Age of the 19th century, Blüthner was also purveyor to the Royal Court of Queen Victoria. The English Society in this time adored the style of the Neo-Renaissance, which expressed the wealth and the feeling of belonging to the most important nation in the world in a most convincing way. Queen Victoria and her princely husband Albert defined that period which was later named after them.

This instrument is designed in the style of this time, executed in precious rosewood, enhanced with hand carved ornaments and applications, with powerfully styled legs and a finely etched music desk.

Supreme Edition: Czar Nikolaus II

This model was first made for the Russian Tsar Nicolas II. The exquisitely fashioned panels are made of burl walnut, framed with a fine lining of maple. The basic veneer is made of French walnut. All of these details are individually handcrafted in our factory by our master piano makers.

The Supreme Edition Nikolaus II can be specially ordered in all grand piano sizes.

Supreme Edition: Kaiser Wilhelm II

Adorned with elegantly hand-carved legs, lyre and music desk, this model is reminiscent of a bygone era of piano design that showcased the skill and pride of its craftsman in the ornate beauty of Its presentation. Pictured here in burled walnut polish. Within the reflection of the polished lid, you can see the stunning Blüthner Jubilee harp which was originally offered during the company’s 50th anniversary celebration, and then reintroduced in 2003 for the 150th anniversary as a permanent option.

Supreme Edition: King Louis XIV

The exterior of this breathtaking instrument has been designed in the style of the fanciful French king. The grace and delicateness of the ornamentation is based on elements of the Rococo. Shown here in the classic Rococo white polish tastefully gilded with real gold leaf applique, the case styling is also available in any of our other exquisite wood veneers.

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The action of every Blüthner piano is a complicated system of levers, which has been meticulously developed and refined by the Blüthner factory over the last hundred and sixty five years. The Blüthner action responds easily and is precisely balanced to give the pianist complete control over the musical expression. Blüthner hammer heads are made from the finest felt, and carefully cold-pressed to perfectly protect the elasticity and other important characteristics of the felt fibers. Blüthner hammers can be recognized by their Blüthner blue underfelt.

All Blüthner grand pianos, with the exception of the smallest baby grand model, feature a unique fourth string, called an “Aliquot”, which was originally patented by Julius Blüthner himself in 1872. This has always been a proven and heralded innovation in piano design and a key source of Blüthner’s well known warm and romantic sound. The Aliquot is stimulated to sound through the resonance of the other three strings beside it, enhancing the harmonic spectrum. This unique effect produces a dynamic sound, which is audible over a wide range, and defines the resonant treble of a Blüthner piano, adding color to the high treble register.

The iron frame of every Blüthner piano has been formed by a wet-sand cast iron process, before it is filed, hand-milled and sealed to protect against corrosion. The plate finish is a special bronze compound. Its design has been carefully calculated and uniquely crafted for each model in order to securely bear the enormous load of nearly 20 tons of string tension exerted within a grand piano tuned to concert pitch. The name of the firm has been cast into each Blüthner plate.

Each string on a Blüthner piano has been drawn by hand through exact diameters measured to a one-hundredth of a millimeter, and individually tied off for precision. The bass strings are hand-wrapped at the factory, and formed around a hexagonal center-wire to ensure the tightness and longevity of the copper wrapping.

Dimensions

Length: 9’2″ (280 cm)
Width: 5’2″ (158 cm)

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