Essex EUP123S Upright Piano
Essex EUP123S Upright Piano

Essex EUP123S Upright Piano by Steinway & Sons

$13,995.00

The Essex EUP123S upright piano, designed by Steinway & Sons, represents a thoughtful balance between performance, durability, and refined design. This is the top performance model in the Essex line-up, it benefits from Steinway’s engineering expertise while remaining accessible to a wider range of families and pianists.

What sets the EUP123S apart is that it is not simply “branded” by Steinway—it is genuinely designed by their team, at the NY factory. This includes the use of Steinway-developed scaling designs, which carefully calculate string length, tension, and diameter to optimize tonal richness and sustain. The piano also incorporates a solid Sitka spruce soundboard (like steinway), a material prized for its excellent resonance and responsiveness, allowing for a warm, singing tone even in an upright format.

The structural integrity of the instrument is reinforced through a robust, staggered back construction, using selected hardwoods that enhance stability and longevity. Its action design is engineered for precision and consistency, offering a responsive touch that supports both developing students and more advanced players. Additionally, the use of quality components—such as all hard rock maple action parts, durable hammers and well-balanced key mechanisms—ensures reliable performance over time.

Aesthetically, the EUP123S reflects a clean, elegant European-inspired cabinet design, making it suitable for both traditional and contemporary interiors. We love the extra wide music desk that is able to accommodate 6 sheets of music. Beyond appearance, its proportions are carefully considered to maximize sound projection while maintaining a compact footprint.

We have proudly offered the Essex EUP123S in our market since 2008, where it has consistently demonstrated excellent performance in our local climate in Northern Alberta. It has also proven to be stable in NWT! Its thoughtful construction and carefully selected materials have proven highly resilient to seasonal changes, maintaining tuning stability and structural integrity over time. This long-term reliability, combined with its musical versatility, has made it one of the most successful and trusted models in our lineup.

The Essex EUP123S upright piano, designed by Steinway & Sons, represents a thoughtful balance between performance, durability, and refined design. This is the top performance model in the Essex line-up, it benefits from Steinway’s engineering expertise while remaining accessible to a wider range of families and pianists.

What sets the EUP123S apart is that it is not simply “branded” by Steinway—it is genuinely designed by their team, at the NY factory. This includes the use of Steinway-developed scaling designs, which carefully calculate string length, tension, and diameter to optimize tonal richness and sustain. The piano also incorporates a solid Sitka spruce soundboard (like steinway), a material prized for its excellent resonance and responsiveness, allowing for a warm, singing tone even in an upright format.

The structural integrity of the instrument is reinforced through a robust, staggered back construction, using selected hardwoods that enhance stability and longevity. Its action design is engineered for precision and consistency, offering a responsive touch that supports both developing students and more advanced players. Additionally, the use of quality components—such as all hard rock maple action parts, durable hammers and well-balanced key mechanisms—ensures reliable performance over time.

Aesthetically, the EUP123S reflects a clean, elegant European-inspired cabinet design, making it suitable for both traditional and contemporary interiors. We love the extra wide music desk that is able to accommodate 6 sheets of music. Beyond appearance, its proportions are carefully considered to maximize sound projection while maintaining a compact footprint.

We have proudly offered the Essex EUP123S in our market since 2008, where it has consistently demonstrated excellent performance in our local climate in Northern Alberta. It has also proven to be stable in NWT! Its thoughtful construction and carefully selected materials have proven highly resilient to seasonal changes, maintaining tuning stability and structural integrity over time. This long-term reliability, combined with its musical versatility, has made it one of the most successful and trusted models in our lineup.

Essex EUP-123S Features

  • Durable, Attractive Polyester Coating and Finish

  • Heavy-duty, Sturdy Construction, Including Leg Pillars with Extra-long Toeblocks and Additional Screws, and Full Bird’s-Eye Hammer Centers

  • Wider, Deeper Music Desk for Up to 6 Pages of Music Displayed

  • Toplid and Fallboard with Security Locks, all Using One Standard Key

  • Bass Sustain Pedal Allows the Player to Actuate Bass Dampers without Lifting Treble Dampers

  • Ebony Polish Finish

Customer Reviews:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "When I entered the Piano Centre I was introduced to the Essex and took this information back to my teacher. I decided to take my teacher, who has been teaching for over 40 years owns a Steinway, to the Piano Centre to hear for herself the demonstration of the Essex. She was impressed and certainly gave it a higher grade than the previous suggestions she had Given me. I now have the Essex Piano in my home and I absolutely love it."

Dr. Darlene Pranke, Chaplain.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The experience of quality Steinway products is available to our students also in the Essex uprights recently added to our fleet of practice room pianos. Without a doubt, we look forward to more of these quality pianos."

Dr. Milton Schlosser, University of Alberta - Augustana Campus

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Everything was fine with the delivery yesterday. My wife was home at the time but she was not expecting anything it turned out to be a very nice surprise. She loves the Piano (Essex EUP-123e Sapele Mahogany) and she is playing on it as much as she has time for. Thanks for working with me on this." -Julius Szabo

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Thank you for generously providing the Steinway Grand and Essex Pianos for the piano and vocal competitions! We were very pleased to have such fine-quality instrumentsavailable to our participants." - Leduc Music Festival

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "The Essex is awesome! Plays well, sounds awesome... love it! Glad I bought it for sure!!!" - Heidi Clippingdale

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "和旁边的Steinway and Sons 的声⾳音相⽐比，听上去还真是没什么差别。由久负盛名的 Steinway设计，中国最好的钢琴⼚厂制造，严格的质检，⽆无可挑剔的⾳音质，就是它了。于 是，我们的家庭⼜又新添了第四个成员----Essex." - Jing Yuan

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have recently purchased a new Essex grand piano designed by Steinway & Sons. I would not hesitate to recommend the Piano Centre to my friends in the future."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have verbal agreement from 'the boss' to buy a Steinway in 3 years if there is one of the three of us still playing the Essex'