The maker of C. Bechstein pianos and the founder of C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik, founded on 1 October 1853 in Berlin. Carl Bechstein set out to manufacture a piano able to withstand the great demands imposed on the instrument by the virtuosi of the time, such as Franz Liszt. By 1870s three pianomakers became established as the industry leaders across the world: Bechstein, Blüthner and Steinway & Sons.
