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Please read more about the success story of the company which started in 1836. The social history of the piano is the history of the instruments role in society. Over the next thirty years, henry and his sons developed the modern piano. Model n steinway upright grand piano built in 1903 very good condition, rare. Our pioneering handcrafted methods are still employed today to ensure our uncompromising standards of quality, in turn ensuring that the steinway remains the peerless instrument of uncompromising expression. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. This authoritative and entertaining book tells the story of the steinway piano company and the. This reprinting expands the earlier limitedprinting editions with a 40page section with material by henry steinway and the president of steinway and sons bruce stevens recounting the history of the company over the last 50 years. As a child, he played piano to entertain himself his parents wouldnt allow a tv in the house.
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