1910 Bösendorfer Model 200
Original 1910 Vienna soundboard, bridges, and iron plate — with a fully rebuilt mid-century walnut cabinet and modern PianoDisc system.
Why this price
This Bösendorfer Model 200 (serial 8981) was originally built in Vienna in 1910, and what makes it interesting is the dual nature of what you are buying. The structural and acoustic core is genuinely 1910: the inner rim, the soundboard, the bridges (the treble bridge carries a visible 8981 serial stamp), and the iron plate are all original to the Vienna build. These are the components that determine how a piano sounds a century later, and on this instrument they are intact.
The visible presentation is mid-century. During a major 1950s–70s restoration the cabinet was rebuilt in walnut with clean modern lines, the plate was stripped and refinished in bronze, and the action was rebuilt with modern Renner-style geometry, hammers, and strings. A PianoDisc player system was installed during a later 1990s–2010s service. The result is a piano that plays with modern action response while retaining the resonant signature of an early-20th-century Viennese soundboard.
The valuation report places the private-sale range for this configuration at $22,000–$40,000 (and $28,000–$48,000 if the PianoDisc system is fully modern and functional). Insurance replacement value is set at $55,000–$75,000. Asking $28,000 — at the midpoint of the realistic private-sale band, with room for buyer-side service or PianoDisc updates.