For upgrading from VARIO classic to VARIO duet
Bluetooth MIDIConnect your smartphone or tablet to the instrument via Bluetooth and enjoy thousands of music apps for iOS and Android.
Connect your notebook or desktop computer (macOS®, Windows®, Linux®) and use professional DAW software and more.
Charge your mobile devices at high speed via USB-C while you play your instrument.
When purchasing your new silent system, you receive a fresh two-year warranty on the entire electronics. Customer service and a personal introduction to the new features are included.*
(* a free C. Bechstein account is required)
New headphones included
Your new silent system is available immediately by appointment and will be installed by our certified technicians – without any loud or disruptive work, directly in your home. For an additional fee, we can also take care of your instrument during the same appointment (intonation, tuning, service).
Are you ready for your new silent system? We would be happy to discuss the next steps with you. If possible, please provide us with the serial number of your instrument.
Privacy notice: We use your information exclusively to process your request. Your data will remain within the C. Bechstein Group and will only be shared with a certified partner if necessary for handling your inquiry. You can check here which C. Bechstein Center or partner piano dealer is located near you.
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Terms & Conditions
An offer from C. Bechstein Centers or partner piano dealers for customers who purchased a new instrument of the brands Bechstein, C. Bechstein, W. Hoffmann, or Zimmermann with a silent system between 2000 and 2020.
The offer includes the replacement of the electronics (only required components; may vary depending on the model, optionally including return and disposal of the old system). The muting mechanism remains in the instrument.
| VARIO classic | VARIO duet | |
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Number of sounds |
15 | 19 newly created sounds plus numerous custom settings |
| Sound memory size | 128 megabytes | 2 gigabytes (> 2,000 megabytes) |
| Room simulation & effects | Reverb, Chorus, 2-band equalizer | Reverb, Chorus, Echo, 4-band equalizer |
| Piano sound parameters | Not adjustable | New resonance modeling, individual string resonance, damper release samples, key-off samples, pedal simulation, half-pedal functionality, and more |
| Polyphony | Up to 128 notes | Up to > 250 notes |
| Operation | Touch display, monochrome | Via app using smartphones or tablets Basic functions via buttons and volume control on the device |
| Recorder | 1 song stored on the device | Unlimited number of songs via app, folder functionality, sharing music in various file formats (e.g. via WhatsApp), and more |
| Keyboard sensor technology | Optical | Optical, more precise detection with significantly expanded dynamic range, adjustable velocity curves; continuous measurement (Details) |
| Pedal sensor technology | Optical | Optical, continuous measurement |
| C. Bechstein Studio Touch® | No | Professional MIDI master keyboard functions: High-resolution MIDI velocity Release velocity Streaming of key & pedal movements Aftertouch / polyphonic aftertouch Freely assignable MIDI controllers via aftertouch Virtual pitch & modulation wheel |
| USB | Type B | Type C with Power Delivery |
| USB MIDI | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | No | Yes, MIDI |
| Headphone outputs | 2 × stereo mini jack | 2 × 6.3 mm jack |
| Line / AUX input | Stereo mini jack | 2 × RCA |
| Line / AUX output | Stereo mini jack | 2 × RCA |
| Energy-saving features | Automatic power-off after inactivity (Auto Power Off) | Automatic power-off after inactivity (Auto Power Off), adjustable from 10 minutes to 3 hours or disabled |
| Updates | None | Via app – easily add new features via Bluetooth® or USB |
| Diagnostics & system status | Display of software version on the device | Display of all relevant parameters via app, with optional transmission to C. Bechstein customer service |