Making — Flagship instrument
FortepianoWalter 1795
After Anton Walter, the Viennese reference maker of the age of Beethoven and Mozart. Built in the workshop, from the structure to the hammers.
Anton Walter · Vienna · 1795–1800
Making — Flagship instrument
After Anton Walter, the Viennese reference maker of the age of Beethoven and Mozart. Built in the workshop, from the structure to the hammers.
Anton Walter · Vienna · 1795–1800
The instrument
Anton Walter is the Viennese maker who defined the sound of European classicism. His instruments — the Viennese action, the lightness of touch, the clarity of the upper register — accompanied the greatest composers of their time. Mozart owned a Walter. Beethoven played several.
It was a concert pianist who started it all: a commission, a challenge, and since then, more than ten instruments built after this model. Every Walter leaves the workshop entirely — structure, kapsul, hammers, actions — nothing is outsourced.
Each instrument is a unique commission. The wood species, the finish, the key width, the action configuration — everything adapts to the performer, never the other way around.
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Instruments in use
Académie de Musique Ancienne de Strasbourg
Strasbourg · France
Conservatoire de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel · Switzerland
Artisan du Piano — Michael Grailet
Visé · Belgium · Hire instrument
Pôle Supérieur de Poitiers
Poitiers · France
Opus 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the private collections of active professional pianists. These instruments are regularly used in concert and on recordings. Names are not disclosed at the performers' request.
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Photos of the instruments
Every Walter is a unique commission. Lead times, specifications, customisations — everything is discussed at a first meeting. The making page brings together the full details of pricing and available options.