Steinway & Sons

Steinway & Sons was founded in New York in 1853, and went on to be the undoubtedly most popular piano manufacturer in the world. Steinway was an inventor and innovator, and he is responsible for a great many patents that improved and modernized piano manufacturing techniques throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. During the middle 19th Century, Steinway was building a full line of square grand pianos, with upright and grand production secondary to the number of square pianos they built. As the 20th century began to approach, Steinway started increasing production of upright and grand pianos, and by 1890 the square piano was all but discontinued by the firm. Today Steinway enjoys a reputation equal to none, and there is an endless amount of historical and technical information about the firm available online.

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Instrument Catalogs

Steinway & Sons Catalog 1
Steinway & Sons Illustrated Sales Catalog. Circa 1882

Steinway & Sons Catalog 2
Steinway & Sons Illustrated Sales Catalog, Circa 1901

Steinway & Sons Catalog 3
Steinway & Sons Illustrated Sales Catalog, Circa 1936

Miscellaneous Ephemera

19th Century Steinway Advertisements
19th Century Advertisements For Steinway & Sons Piano Company

20th Century Steinway Advertisements
20th Century Advertisements For The Steinway & Sons Piano Company

Steinway Factory Picture
19th Century Lithograph Of Steinway & Sons Piano Factory, New York

Steinway Newspaper Article
Mid 19th Century Newspaper Article About Steinway & Sons, Circa 1862

Steinway Showroom Advertisement
19th Century engraving showing the Steinway & Sons New York warerooms as they appeared during the Civil War era.

Related Instruments

Steinway & Sons Empire Style Square Grand Piano
1859 | $25,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Vertigrand Upright Piano
1914 | $12,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Empire Style Square Grand Piano
1855 | $30,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Rococo Square Grand Piano
1875 | $30,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Rococo Victorian Square Piano
1870 | $35,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Rococo Rosewood Square Grand Piano
1860 | $35,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway Model B Louis XV Carved Concert Grand
1917 | $0 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Carved Rococo Square Grand Piano
1875 | $35,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway Mahogany Model A Parlor Grand Piano
1912 | $50,000 After Total Restoration

Steinway & Sons Early Model Rosewood Square Grand Piano
1857 | $35,000 After Total Restoration

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