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SteinwayGerman-U.S. piano manufacturing firm. Henry E. Steinway, born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (1797–1871), was trained as an organ builder in his native Germany and began building pianos in 1836. He and most of his family followed one of his sons to the U.S. in 1850. After working for other piano firms for several years to learn the American business, in 1853 father and sons founded their own company in New York City, which came to dominate the market. In 1865 he brought to the U.S. the sons who had kept the German business going. He himself became involved in research and development, and his improvements set the standard for the modern grand piano. Steinway Henry (Engelhard), original name Heinrich Engelhardt Steinweg. 1797--1871, US piano maker, born in Germany Steinway famous name in concert pianos. [Am. Cult.: Misc.] See : Piano How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Steinways are universally revered for their quality. The journals tell how the Steinways, with the help of an Irish priest, paid off the leader of an Irish mob intent on ransacking the Steinway piano factory in lower Manhattan. An increase in the sale of used Steinways coupled with a favorable yen exchange rate boosted gross margin to 36. |
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