Steinway Model B Piano: What It's Worth in 2026, Prices & Listings

Size: 6'10½" (211 cm) grand
Made: In production since 1872 in essentially the same size; New York and Hamburg

The Steinway Model B is the piano Steinway itself calls "the perfect piano": a 6'10" grand that is large enough for a small hall and refined enough for a serious home studio. It has been in production for a century and a half and is the model most professionals aspire to own.

Used Bs are the most valuable Steinways short of the concert D, and the market is deep: rebuilt vintage Bs, art-case Bs, Hamburg Bs and near-new New York Bs all trade actively.

What a Steinway Model B is worth in 2026

Median asking

$75,748

Lowest

$16,999

Highest

$158,000

Live asking prices from 88 priced Steinway Model B listings on US Piano Connection right now, refreshed hourly. Dealer asking prices include prep work, warranty and delivery; a private sale realistically brings less than the dealer median for an ordinary example.

B prices span from unrestored vintage projects to near-new instruments. Rebuild provenance and factory (New York vs Hamburg) are the main drivers after year. See the live figures above.

B asking price by decade built
Decade	Listings	Median	Range
1870s	3	$59,999	$16,999–$99,995
1880s	3	$37,990	$32,000–$59,000
1890s	3	$41,990	$39,900–$48,000
1900s	7	$89,900	$74,850–$110,000
1910s	15	$85,000	$29,888–$149,990
1920s	5	$94,900	$85,000–$125,000
1940s	3	$89,890	$44,990–$94,900
1960s	5	$84,500	$55,000–$120,000
1970s	6	$72,000	$49,800–$105,888
1980s	8	$67,200	$45,000–$84,995
1990s	14	$68,957	$49,990–$140,100
2000s	4	$84,150	$67,130–$99,995
2020s	3	$120,000	$100,000–$158,000

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What to know about the Steinway Model B

The B has changed less over time than the M or A; a well-rebuilt 1920s B is close in character to a new one.
Hamburg Bs are prized and usually ask more than New York Bs of similar age.
Tiffany, Louis XV and other art-case Bs are collectible and priced on the case as much as the piano.
Rebuilt examples should come with a documented rebuild (soundboard, pinblock, action) from a known shop; a "restored" B without paperwork should be priced as unknown.