Steinway & Sons Model 40 Upright Piano ' Hepplewhite Art Case ' Mahogany

Built in 1947, this vintage Steinway & Sons Model 40 Upright Piano is in fine condition. Built in a Hepplewhite cabinet style, this instrument measures 40″ tall and is a very attractive piano. Originally crafted to satisfy a demand for good quality yet conveniently sized vertical pianos, the Model 40 offers the pianist Steinway quality at reasonable cost. This piano includes the original matching bench and free local ground floor delivery.

Introduced in 1939, the Model 40 Upright Piano was the first 40″ vertical piano offered by Steinway. Henry Z. Steinway wrote that 'About 1935, it became apparent that if our industry was to survive, it must supply a demand for an attractively styled Vertical piano, and to be attractively styled it would have to be as low in height from the floor as possible.' The Model 40 was the result of that development. This vintage upright piano was built in 1947 and features a Hepplewhite cabinet design in natural mahogany. This attractive styling was offered from 1940 to 1953. Steinway offered the Model 40 in well over a dozen different case styles including the Hepplewhite, Louis XV and even a Victory style specifically designed for military use during World War II.