STEINGRAEBER & SÖHNE

Steingraeber & Söhne have been building pianos of very high quality since 1852, after Eduard Steingraeber relocated his father’s small piano workshop from Neustadt to Bayreuth, Germany. Quickly gaining a reputation for quality, Steingraeber pianos were winning international prizes by 1867, and in 1906, Steingraber commissioned several prestigious designers to create specialty cabinets for their instruments. Currently, under the control of 6th-generation family member Udo Schmidt-Steingraeber, the company is easily one of the world’s smallest piano manufacturers, employing under 40 employees, and producing under 150 pianos each year total.

Steingraeber produces a single line of upright pianos and grand pianos, both extensively hand-made, and among the highest quality pianos in the world. Uprights are offered in three sizes; the 48” 122T, 51” 130T, and the imposing 54” 138K. Uprights come standard with a Steingraeber re-assembled Renner action, but are also available by special order with Steingraeber’s proprietary “Steingraeber-Ferro-Magnet Action (SFM), which replaces the jacks typically used in upright actions with magnets. Steingraeber contends that the SFM action is much closer to the feel of a grand piano action by allowing for greater repetition speed than traditional upright actions.