It is now displayed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.ħ) By 1854, just a year after founding the company, Steinway & Sons was making 2 pianos a week, and sold 74 pianos for the year.Ĩ. 483, was sold to a New York family named Griswold for $500. Ģ) Heinrich would build 482 pianos over the next decade.ģ) Heinrich Engelhard Steinway and his family would emigrate to the United States in 1850.Ĥ) On March 5, 1853, Steinway & Sons was founded, setting up shop on Varrick Street on the West Side of Manhattan, manufacturing square grand pianos.ĥ) In 1853, the family decided to Americanize their name to “Steinway”Ħ) The company’s first piano, serial no.
The piano is currently on display at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona of. Below you will find 166 facts about the men, women, artists, and craftsman who have played a role in making Steinway the world's finest piano.ġ) In 1836 Heinrich Englehard Steinway built his first piano in the kitchen of his home in Seesen, Germany which is commonly referred to as the “Kitchen” piano. If you’re not ready for unlimited access, you can still access one piece selected by us, every week, by choosing the Piano LIT Free plan.166 Years, 166 Facts: Happy Birthday, Steinway! On Wednesday, Mamarks the 166th anniversary of Steinway & Sons, what better way to celebrate that with a little Liszt list.
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