Julius Bluthner established the Bluthner piano factory in 1853. Although he died in 1910, his 3 sons took over the company. During World War II, the factory was completely decimated and was rebuilt under national control of East Germany. By 1990, the Bluthner family resumed control and built new facilities just outside Leipzig in 1997. The Golden Tone deserves nothing less than the largest piano in the world. The model S145 is the crowning achievement of our upright piano collection, offering the player an enveloping beauty of tone in all registers and a fullness of sound that is only comparable to the experience of our grand pianos. Founded on 160 years of piano-making experience, this beautifully proportioned instrument has an extraordinary musical capacity making it an ideal centerpiece for any music room. Where the dimensions of a standard full-sized upright piano have long been set across the musical world, our craftsmen have lengthened the height, width, and depth of this instrument in this beautifully proportioned design, for a sound only comparable to the experience of a Blüthner grand piano.