Luxury Blüthner Piano Designs Worldwide
The Supreme Edition by Blüthner
Blüthner offers a series of traditional art cases known as the Supreme Edition. These may be selected and refined with your choice of elegant wood veneer and inlays. These designs are already available for your selection or may be further customized to your specific taste. Ten supremely crafted Models of authentically ornate hand carving and aesthetic tradition.
Julius Edition
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Queen Victoria
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, and perfectly conveys the philosophy of that period. The styling of this instrument rightfully bears the name Queen Victoria.
Dynasty
The regal beauty of the Blüthner Dynasty Edition is anything but hidden. Highly figured wood veneers and hand-carved woodwork are enduring statements of luxury, adding a historic air of extravagant opulence to this instrument. Lavishly adorned for Blüthner’s 165th anniversary, the Dynasty pairs equal measures of black polished marquetry, with bold panels of exquisitely figured Amboyna wood.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
This is a traditional style from around the turn of the nineteenth century. This masterpiece of design displays the grandeur of the instrument and the owner. The turned legs, heavy lyre, and decorative music desk bring back memories of imperial times. This instrument is available in traditional black as well as other veneers.
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 style. The legs, lyre, music desk and the rim are decorated with carvings tastefully gilded with real gold. To reproduce the original style and design of this instrument is both a demanding and satisfying task.
Ambassador
This instrument is available in different sizes and is decorated with a special designed cut of veneer. Precious rosewood is laid out in a fishbone design in the style of traditional French furniture. The shading of the wood can be adjusted to your personal taste. This design is made for the 190 cm, 210 cm and 238 cm sizes.
Senator
This instrument is built on the construction principles found in the Model 6. The outside is exquisitely fashioned. The precious rosewood veneer has inlaid sections of leather in Russian green, stamped with golden ornamentation. It is a magnificent instrument well suited to an elegant home.
Nicolaus II
This model was first made for the Russian Tsar Nicolas II. The exquisitely fashioned panels are made of burr walnut, framed with a fine lining of maple. The basic veneer is made of French walnut. All of this marquetry is individually handcrafted in our factory by our master piano makers..
Jubilee
The 150th anniversary of our company was the perfect opportunity to release this beautiful addition to the Suprême collection. The remarkable feature of this piano is the very ornate iron harp casting that has been taken from the classic design originally produced for the 50th anniversary in 1903.
Adorning your piano is a personal expression.
All that you see, you may also decorate. Vibrant colors, metallic finishes, and detailed artwork compliment traditional, historical, modern and even transparent design forms. Wood veneer or air brush effects can cover nearly any piece. The Blüthner craftsmen are masters of the traditional and the modern alike. From stately veneers and hand-carved marquetry to the most innovative and modern creative forms, Blüthner will help you realize your aesthetic vision, always with the world-class performance of the Blüthner Golden Tone.
A Selection of Wood Veneers
Here is just a sampling of our favourite wood veneers. From the stately to the exotic, we are always in pursuit of the finest sources. Virtually any known wood veneer can be requested and obtained. Veneers can be applied to the entire instrument in a book-matched
Customizing the Classic or Supreme Blüthner Grand
The traditional wooden case of a Blüthner grand piano offers ample opportinities for designs, customization and new creations.
Customization FAQ & Resources
Here we offer you some of our most sought after resources for planning your dream piano.
Luxurious Hand-Carved Details
The tone of a piano design must resonate down to the finest details. While all flat, curved and faceted surfaces are precisely fit with a fine layer of exhibition quality wood veneer, lathing and hand carving come into play wherever convex or concave forms are desired. These elements are hand-sculpted out of solid wooden blocks to accent your very own bespoke piano design.
Gold Leaf Applicae
Gold leaf pairs with a traditional Roccoco white and gold style case aesthetic, or it can be added to accent virtually any design. How much or how little is used is a matter of personal preference.
Accents that Draw the Eye
Less is not more, less is enough. Less is the perfectly measured amount of a beautiful thing, tailored with care to create refinement. Here we use small details, like a burled walnut cheeckblock, to adorn an otherwise traditional high gloss black piano polish.
Inlays: Drawing in wood and metal
Special projects often make use of various inlaid materials to display personal messages, symbols and more intricate designs. Inlaid brass lettering is often used to set a personal dedication or inscription into the case or fallboard. Wood inlays may also provide a particularly elegant way to display logos, crests and other designs. Even altering the wood grain pattern of a veneered accent piece can...
Historic Music desk
The Hand-carved Julius Desk Julius Blüthner designed and carved this gardenscape into his music desk in ca. 1882 and it endured until the 1920's. Its peaceful scene has become a hallmark of the classic Blüthner instrument and recognized by Blüthner owners and admirers around the world.
In Pursuit of the finest wood grain
The search for the most exquisite wood veneers is an organic, global pursuit. Once found, they are handled with painstaking care in order to create breathtaking design masterpieces.
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Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik GmbH
04463 Großpösna b. Leipzig, Germany