STEINWAY & SONS, Est. March 5, 1853 by Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg Sr.
    at 85 Varick St., NY  Heinrich had built his first piano in 1825 and prior to
     emigrating to the U.S. had a instrument shop in Seesen.  Heinrich and his
      wife, along with five of their seven children, arrived in the U.S. on June 9,
     1850. Their oldest son C. F Theodore Steinweg stayed in Germany, Charles
      Steinweg their 2nd oldest son had been in the U.S. since May of 1849, he
      had been forced to flee, Germany to Switzerland, in 1847.  The Steinweg
    family decided to americanize their name when they arrived and so the
    Steinweg's became the Steinway's. Henry (Heinrich) E.  Steinway Sr. went
    to work for Laucht making soundboards.  Albert and Henry Jr. went to
    work for Bacon & Raven Piano Co. William started at the piano company
      of William Nuns & Co.    Steinway & Sons grew so fast that in 1854 they
    moved t0 82 Walker St. and in 1859 built the worlds largest piano factory,
    between 52nd and 53rd Streets at 4th Ave. (now Park. Ave.).  In 1865
     Steinway & Sons was turned upside down by the deaths of Charles and
    Henry Jr. (age 34) plus the factory foreman Theodore Vogel.  In that same
    year Albert Steinway enlisted in the Union Army (Civil War).  In a very
     short time Steinway lost most ofits leaders, C. F Theodore Steinweg
    (Steinway) sold his interest in Grotrian-Steinweg and came to America to
    help in the family business.  Steinway Hall opened in 1866 (2,000 seats), it
    was the center of New York culture until Carnegie Hall opened in 1891.
    Steinway Hall opened in London, England in 1875 and in 1880 Steinway &
    Sons built a factory in Hamburg, Germany C. F Theodore Steinway passed
    away in 1889 and William Steinway was running the company  By 1911
    the entire Steinway manufacturing operation had relocated to Long Island
    City, NY  A few earlier pianos made by the founder in Germany are stillin
     existence, the earliest of which is in the possession of Steinway & Sons in
    New York City It was manufactured in Germany in 1836 & bears the label
    "H. Steinweg, Instrumentenmacher".  Main office and factory, #1 Steinway
    Place, Long Island City, NY, 11105. April, 1972 Steinway merged with CBS,
    Inc., in 1985 a group of Boston businessmen bought the company and
    formed, Steinway Musical Properties, Inc. at 800 South St., Waltham, MA.,
   02154.  The Selmer Co., and Steinway Musical Properties, entered into an
   agreement to merge in May, 1995.  Both companies continue to operate as
   independent entities, with no change in management or plant location.
    Bruce Stevens is CEO of Steinway  See photo on page 192 and 384.
Steinway Hall
44 Marylebone Ln., Wigmore Street
London WIM 6EN, England
Tel. 011 44 071 487 3391
Steinway & Sons
Rondenberg 10, Postfach 54 07 48
D-22525 Hamburg 54, Germany
Tel. 011 49 40 8539 10
STEINWAY & SONS, (Continued)
     Technical developments originated by Steinway & Sons inc
overstrung full iron plate grand pian0 1877; the accelerated action 1935;
the diaphragmatic soundboard 1937;  Steinway Hexagrip pin block 1964.
Steinway square pianos were discontinued in 1888. The Model "O" was dis
continued (U.S.A. only) in 1923 and replaced with the Model "L." The
Model "A" was discontinued (U.S.A. only) in 1941. Hamburg produces the
Model "O" and the "A" not the Model "L'.

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