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Residence R 116 Millenium Residence R 116 Millenium C. Bechstein Concert C. Bechstein Concert 59.1'' / 150 cm cm 22.8'' / 58 cm cm 551 lbs / 233 cm 45.7'' / 116 cm kg A world-class instrument, the C. Bechstein Millenium 116 K upright has been awarded several prizes for its outstanding design and musicality. new Upright

Residence R 116 Millenium

C.Bechstein Residence

An impressive sound and a puristic, serene case that was awarded several international design prizes. On request also with chrome finish (plus € 500.00).

This acoustic instrument is Bluetooth MIDI capable.

Optional with C. BECHSTEIN VARIO DIGITALSYSTEM

Residence R 116 Millenium

C.Bechstein Residence

An impressive sound and a puristic, serene case that was awarded several international design prizes. On request also with chrome finish (plus € 500.00).

This acoustic instrument is Bluetooth MIDI capable.

Optional with C. BECHSTEIN VARIO DIGITALSYSTEM

Variants:

Outstanding design and sound

The Residence R 116 Millenium: a highly successful upright, winner of several international design awards. Excellent musicality and incomparable quality. An instrument both classical and modern.

The Residence R 116 Millenium is a modern and puristic designer piano with more to it than meets the eye. It includes a traditional acoustic assembly that boasts all the quality features of the Masterpiece class. Moreover, this piano has won three prestigious international awards: the Good Design Award, the IF Product Design Award and the IF Gold Design Award. In each case, the jury considered such criteria as form, material, design, usability, aesthetics, functionality, creativity, originality and innovation.

A designer piano with a case developed by Rommel & Schoen

The Rommel & Schoen design studio based in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, developed the case in close collaboration with the C. Bechstein R&D department. As a result, the Residence R 116 Millenium combines high musicality and a modern product design, so that this model is in a class of its own.

You’ll fall in love with this compact and powerful designer piano that stands out for its colorful voice and wonderful action. A genuine jewel, the Residence R 116 Millenium fits perfectly into all types of interior designs.

Fabulous masterpieces for the highest demands, the ideal sound of many pianists worldwide. The perfect action renders every nuance. Unsurpassed excellence.

Specifications

C. Bechstein Concert upright piano

8 months, 180 hours

Instruments with perfect voice and touch that offer maximum sound volume and freedom of interpretation

Soundboard made of mountain spruce grown slowly at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher in Val di Fiemme, Dolomites (similar to the tonewood used by Antonio Stradivari).

The sound board fashioned as a membrane with its projection surface adjusted to the instrument’s particular acoustic assembly, like in violin-making.

Sound bodies made of finest spruce, mahogany, pine and sycamore maple.

The special composition of the cast iron, its materials and the particular form of the frame itself dampen its own vibrations and boost the string energy, thereby warranting the the transmission of sound at high speed.

The high-precision coupling of the cast-iron frame and the wooden parts of the acoustic assembly keeps the frame’s resonance to a minimum.

Agraffes ensure precise positioning of the strings for all 88 tones. This solution in use for 163 years contributes to the exceptional richness of the C. Bechstein pianos.

The bridges are made of high-quality German solid red beech using state-of-the-art engineering and CNC technology.

Precision down to a hundredth of a millimeter guarantees perfect transmission of sound and frequencies to the soundboard and ensure a clear sound projection.

Reinforced dovetail joints.

Several layers of carefully selected solid wood (5-millimeter maple layers in the Concert 8 upright).

Durable, resilient keyboard with ideal lever ratio that meets professional touch requirements at the highest levels.

Black keys covered with ebony wooden tops. White keys: high-quality mineral key-tops available as an option. Keyboard designed by the C. Bechstein R&D department.

Precise, highly complex professional action made up of 2,000 parts, engineered and designed in accordance with C. Bechstein’s Keyboard and Action Engineering and Geometry standards for the most stringent requirements on precision and reliability.

The hammerheads made by C. Bechstein Germany deliver excellent dynamic possibilities and a wealth of nuances.

Materials: walnut core for a colorful, voluminous, distinct and precise sound, covered with felt made in Germany of New Zealand wool using a secret, traditional method.

A superior upright touch: The Optimum weight and friction coefficients achieved by using the latest engineering design technology.

Optimum repetition speed thanks to the use of highest quality materials and the ultra-precise assembly of the various parts.

Superior-precision in touch-weight distribution of the masses and spring tension for each individual tone.

Additional quality components enable optimum voicing.

Case manufactured at the C. Bechstein production site from some twenty top-quality parts.

Case manufactured at the C. Bechstein production site from some twenty top-quality parts. Elegant finish in every detail. Sophisticated technique used in applying high-gloss lacquer and applying the lacquer and producing its high-gloss finish through numerous manual sanding and polishing steps.

Residence R 116 Millenium Dimensions

Dimensions   H 45.7'' / 116 cm ×  W 59.1'' / 150 cm ×  D 22.8'' / 58 cm   Weight   551 lbs / 233 kg
C. Bechstein Concert Residence R 116 Millenium

C. Bechstein Connect
integrated

VARIO-Digitalsystem
optional

C. Bechstein Concert Residence R 116 Millenium
C. Bechstein Manufactory Seifhennersdorf, Saxony

At the C. Bechstein manufactory, experienced piano-makers build instruments of exceptional quality, each of them provided with a distinctive musical personality. More than 170 years of piano-making expertise are a testimony to continuity and reliability.

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