6.Kuhn Bösendorfer Grand Piano-$1.2 million
The Kuhn Bösendorfer is a stunning,jet-black,limited edition piano.So, this is what happens when you combine the unique acoustics of a Bösendorfer grand piano with the brilliant skills of the world’s greatest glass sculptor John Kuhn.
Listed for sale at $1.2 million, the 7 ft. 4 in. piano is simply a masterpiece and quite worthy of its price, I must say!
It is decorated with an astonishing number of 100,000 polished jewels of different shapes and sizes which are placed all over the body of the piano in 200 geometric patterns. Pretty impressive,huh?
As if this masterpiece is not nearly enough to reach satisfaction, they plan on building a larger version of this piano: a $3.5 million, 9 ft. 6 in. imperial concert grand piano!
5.Galaxy Piano-$1.36 million
The Galaxy Piano was built by a United Arab Emirates firm named Galaxy Instruments, and it was destined for the shrewdest of clients.Its parts were ordered straight from manufacturers in Germany and that’s not all there is to say about this beauty. The piano was also designed with a 24-carat gold plated fiber glass body, automatic lid and it is the only piano in the world that features curved keys.
Due to the fact that most of the costumers interested in this type of products are based out of the country, special flight cases were needed to be constructed for the pianos.
Interestingly, the company classifies itself as a luxury item provider, instead of a musical instrument seller.
4.Sound of Harmony-$1.63 million
Impossible to believe but The Sound Of Harmony was constructed and designed by Steinway & Sons for an art collector named Guo Qingxiang back in 2007.The construction of the magnificent Sound Of Harmony took three years to complete. The final product consists of an impressive level of craftsmanship and a unique and rich acoustic quality due to the specially designed soundboard which needed 40 layers of various types of wood from around the world.
For the decoration of the piano, Chinese artist Shi Qi also added to the design an inlaid ink-wash image of a peacock.
As a final touch, the Steinway logo and the name of the piano were imprinted on it using real gold.
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