Imperial Bösendorfer
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The Bösendorfer Model 290 Imperial, or Imperial Bösendorfer (also colloquially known as the 290[1]) is the largest model and flagship piano manufactured by Bösendorfer, at around 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) long, 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) wide, and weighing 552 kg (1,217 lb).[2] It has an eight-octave range from C0 to C8. For 90 years it was the only concert grand piano in the world with 97 keys,[3] until it was joined in 1990 by the instruments of Stuart & Sons of Australia. Music critic Melinda Bargreen has described the Imperial as the ne plus ultra of pianos, while pianist Garrick Ohlsson dubbed it the "Rolls-Royce of pianos".[1][3][4]