A 2014 Boston UP-118S Performance Edition in Black Oak Satin — the exact instrument Steinway designed for the institutional studio environment that PianoMart's audience knows best: durable, tuning-stable, easy to move, and built for daily playing.

WHAT THE "PERFORMANCE EDITION" ACTUALLY IS

The UP-118S PE is the institutional/studio configuration of Steinway's Boston line. It exists because conservatories, music schools, and teaching studios needed a piano that could take real use without compromising on tone or action quality. The cabinet specifically reflects that:

- Slanted institutional music shelf — built to hold full method books, multi-page scores, and lesson materials, not just single sheets
- Top and fallboard locks — for shared studio, classroom, and rental environments
- Heavy-duty toe-mounted double casters — for frequent repositioning across hard floors without damage
- Matte Black Oak Satin veneer — engineered to hide fingerprints and stand up to constant handling

WHY THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY

This piano was purchased new in 2014 from Steinway Piano Gallery Beverly Hills by adult players in a private home. It has never been used for lessons, never lived in a studio, and never had children playing on it. That means it has all the durability features the institutional model was designed for, with the wear of a lightly-used private-home instrument. For a teacher, school, or studio buying used, that's a rare combination — institutional cabinet, near-private-collection condition.

SPECIFICATIONS

- Model: Boston UP-118S Performance Edition
- Year: 2014
- Serial: B180971
- Height: 46.5" / 118 cm
- Finish: Black Oak Satin
- Soundboard: Solid Sitka spruce
- Pinblock: Steinway-designed Octagrip (19-ply, exceptional tuning stability — built specifically for the demands of teaching/practice schedules)
- Action: Full all-wood action with full-size keys
- Designed by: Steinway & Sons, New York
- Built by: Kawai, Indonesia, to Steinway specifications
- Warranty: Original Boston 10-year limited parts/labor (delivered Oct 2014; warranty period expired Oct 2024)

CONDITION

Excellent. Single owner since new. Climate-controlled home environment. Regularly maintained, holds pitch well. Action is even across the full keyboard with no sticking or buzzes. Cabinet shows only minimal handling marks consistent with private home use — the Black Oak Satin finish hides what little wear exists.

TUNING STABILITY AND SUITABILITY

The Octagrip pinblock is the key engineering feature for an institutional buyer: it's the reason Boston specs this piano for school and studio environments where tunings can't drift between weekly lessons. Combined with the solid Sitka spruce soundboard, this instrument holds tone and pitch in the way you'd expect a school-grade upright to — but in a "barely-played" condition that's unusual on the used institutional market.

INCLUDES

- Original matching Boston bench
- Original purchase documentation from Steinway Piano Gallery, Beverly Hills (personal info redacted)

PICKUP & DELIVERY

Located in Topanga, CA (Los Angeles area). Seller pays for local LA-area delivery by a professional piano mover. For studios or schools outside the LA region, I'm happy to coordinate piano freight (Modern Piano, Keyboard Carriage, etc.) and split the long-distance shipping cost.

WHY SELLING

Original owners are upgrading to a grand. Want this instrument to go somewhere it will be used — a teacher's studio, a school music room, or a serious student/family would be ideal.

References, additional photos, and a video walkthrough of the action available on request.