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Piano

Author : James Barron
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429900121
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Piano written by James Barron and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alluring exploration of the people and the legendary craftsmanship behind a single Steinway piano Like no other instrument, a grand piano melds engineering feats with the magical sounds of great music: the thunder of a full-throated bass, the bright, delicate trill of the upper treble. Alone among the big piano companies, Steinway still crafts all of its pianos largely by hand, imbuing each one with the promise and burden of its brand. In this captivating narrative, James Barron of The New York Times tells the story of one Steinway piano, from raw lumber to finished instrument. Barron follows that brand-new piano-known by its number, K0862-on its eleven-month journey through the Steinway factory, where time-honored manufacturing methods vie with modern-day industrial efficiency. He looks over the shoulders of men and women-some second- and third-generation employees, some recently arrived immigrants-who transform wood and steel into a concert grand. Together, they carry on the traditions begun more than 150 years ago by the immigrants who founded Steinway & Sons-a family that soared to prominence in the music world and, for a while, in New York City's political and economic life. Barron also explores the art and science of developing a piano's timbre and character before its first performance, when the essential question will be answered: Does K0862 live up to the Steinway legend? From start to finish, Piano will charm and enlighten music lovers.

Making Steinway

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692596593
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book Making Steinway written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographer Christopher Payne was granted unique access to the legendary Steinway & Sons factory in Astoria, New York. The result was this ravishing book showing every aspect of the making of the world's finest pianos.

88 Keys - The Making of a Steinway Piano

Author : Miles Chapin
Publisher : Amadeus Press
ISBN 13 : 1574673955
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book 88 Keys - The Making of a Steinway Piano written by Miles Chapin and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). More than 500 people are involved in the creation of just one of the world's greatest pianos, the Steinway. From the selection and aging of wood to the delicate voicing of the finished instrument, this special reissue of 88 Keys The Making of a Steinway Piano relates the story behind the instrument's intricate formation, as told by Miles Chapin, a fifth-generation descendant of Steinway's founder, Henry Engelhard Steinway. Readers will learn about how the piano gets its trademark curve, the "belly men" who fit the metal harp to the wooden frame, the carvers who shape the piano's legs and pedal lyre, and the many other craftspeople who have perfected their specialized contributions to the finished product. They'll also get an insider's look into the company's history against a timeline of major worldwide music events, and into the roles of piano greats, including Anton Rubinstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff, in contributing to its prominence. A glossary of technical terms is included. For music lovers, aspiring musicians, and pianists everywhere.

Steinway

Author : Ronald V. Ratcliffe
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811833895
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Steinway written by Ronald V. Ratcliffe and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The exquisite pianos produced by Steinway & Sons are revered by musicians, music lovers, and collectors around the world. Publishing to coincide with the firms 150th anniversary, this beautiful new edition celebrates the history of the family and the instruments it creates with fully updated text and a striking new cover. Interweaving the stories of the pianos, their creation, and the music they inspire with more than 200 photos, designs, sketches, and paintings,Steinway pays elegant tribute to these incomparable instruments."--Publisher's description.

Steinway and Sons

Author : Richard K. Lieberman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300247168
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Steinway and Sons written by Richard K. Lieberman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-09-23 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Steinway—once called the "instrument of the immortals"—is more than the preeminent American piano. It is also a symbol of Old World craftsmanship combined with American capitalism, of technological innovation, and of remarkable family management. This authoritative and entertaining book tells the story of the Steinway piano company and the people behind it. The first book based on the rich archive of Steinway business and family papers at LaGuardia Community College in New York, as well as on interviews with family members and company employees in the United States, Germany, and England, Steinway & Sons describes the making and marketing of an American cultural icon. Founded in New York in 1853 by a German immigrant, the Steinway company quickly rose to prominence on the strength of the distinctive "Steinway sound." For five generations Steinways steered their company in the face of vigorous domestic and foreign competition, bitter labor disputes, temperamental musicians, a fluctuating economy, and wars. Members of the Gilded Age elite, the family also contended with adultery, alcoholism, emotional depression, and long court battles over money. Lieberman discusses the company town the Steinways built in Queens in the 1870s to "escape the machinations of the anarchists and socialists" in the city; the decision to manufacture in both New York and Hamburg, which led to Steinway factories supplying both sides in World War II; the improvements in piano technology that made the Steinway the envy of other piano makers; the company's creative marketing techniques, such as booking celebrated European pianists into American concert halls; the competition from the Japanese-owned Yamaha company; and the sale of the financially troubled company to CBS in 1972. Weaving together themes from social, music, business, labor, and immigrant history, and lavishly illustrated with pictures from the Steinway archive, Steinway & Sons is a rich narrative that casts new light on American cultural history and on a unique family enterprise.

The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos

Author : Roy F. Kehl
Publisher : G. Schirmer Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1574671987
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos written by Roy F. Kehl and published by G. Schirmer Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos is a compendium from the archives of renowned piano maker Steinway & Sons to encompass for the first time reference material and details from 16 decades of Steinway piano making in New York. Thirty years of research and compilation by authors Roy F. Kehl and David R. Kirkland bring to light with thorough precision the production history of Steinway pianos. A "family tree" of Steinway production history provides in-depth, complete historical listings of every model produced and their characteristic details, with first/last serial numbers and production dates, individual scale studies for major models, highlights of important changes and events in Steinway piano production by serial number and date, a gallery of Steinway decalcomania by years, a table of Steinway patents, and tables of historic Steinway steel wire sizes. The Guide is an indispensable tool for piano technicians and dealers who need to determine the relationship of a particular Steinway piano within the historical framework of the company's overall production, as well as a means to help identify, establish the provenance of, and verify and preserve the originality of any given Steinway piano. Through compilation of pinpoint information, the Guide offers an accurate and fascinating resume of Steinway & Sons' ongoing production history.

Henry the Steinway and the Piano Recital

Author : Sally Coveleskie
Publisher : Yorkville Press
ISBN 13 : 9780976744276
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Henry the Steinway and the Piano Recital written by Sally Coveleskie and published by Yorkville Press. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ana is not ready to play in the piano recital, but Henry the Steinway helps her prepare.

People and Pianos

Author : Theodore E. Steinway
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781574671124
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book People and Pianos written by Theodore E. Steinway and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Amadeus). This is the story of how the Steinway piano came to be the instrument of choice for the world's greatest pianists. In 1953, Theodore Steinway wrote this narrative in longhand on yellow legal pads as a tribute to his father and to commemorate the first 100 years of Steinway & Sons. The book was a memento for employees and was never released to the public. This revised edition brings the history of this remarkable company to the present day through recollections of Henry E. Steinway, the last family member to remain involved with the company, and Peter Goodrich, vice president of concert and artist relations, who has been with the company for 30 years. In 1850, Henry Engelhard Steinway left Germany for New York City and established what was to become the standard of excellence in the piano world. Using photographs and anecdotes, this book chronicles the business from its beginnings through the Depression, when many piano manufacturers went out of business, through World War II, when the company was forbidden to make pianos, and through the advent of modern technology. Through it all the Steinway piano has prevailed as a symbol of quality. The Steinway artist roster is a living tribute to the company and its pianos. More than 1300 performers have publicly endorsed the Steinway because they believe in the quality of the instrument and will only play and perform on a Steinway.

The Piano Book

Author : Larry Fine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Piano Book written by Larry Fine and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bible of the piano marketplace is indispensable to buyers and owners of pianos, amateur and professional players alike. Hundreds of thousands of pianos are bought and sold each year, yet most people buy a piano with only the vaguest idea of what to look for as they make this major purchase. The Piano Book evaluates and compares every brand and style of piano sold in the United States. There is information on piano moving and storage, inspecting individual new and used pianos, the special market for Steinways, and sales gimmicks to watch out for. An annual supplement, sold separately, lists current prices for more than 2,500 new piano models.

The Steinway Hunter

Author : Robert Friedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733767002
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Steinway Hunter written by Robert Friedman and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the travels of the man who brought thousands of Steinway pianos back to the market and the people and places he encountered along the way

My Life with the Great Pianists

Author : Franz Mohr
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book My Life with the Great Pianists written by Franz Mohr and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mohr's humor and personal perspective on the lives of Rubinstein, Horowitz, and other artists mix music lore with quiet faith.

A Romance on Three Legs

Author : Katie Hafner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608190455
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book A Romance on Three Legs written by Katie Hafner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glenn Gould was famous for his obsessions: the scarves, sweaters and fingerless gloves that he wore even on the hottest summer days; his deep fear of germs and illness; the odd wooden "pygmy" chair that he carried with him wherever he performed; and his sudden withdrawal from the public stage at the peak of his career. But perhaps Gould's greatest obsession of all was for a particular piano, a Steinway concert grand known as CD318 (C, meaning for the use of Steinway Concert Artists only, and D, denoting it as the largest that Steinway built). A Romance on Three Legs is the story of Gould's love for this piano, from the first moment of discovery, in a Toronto dept. store, to the tragic moment when the piano was dropped and seriously damaged while being transported from a concert overseas. Hafner also introduces us to the world and art of piano tuning, including a central character in Gould's life, the blind tuner Verne Edquist, who lovingly attended to CD318 for more than two decades. We learn how a concert grand is built, and the fascinating story of how Steinway & Sons weathered the war years by supplying materials for the military effort. Indeed, CD318 came very close to ending up as a series of glider parts or, worse, a casket. The book has already been lauded by Kevin Bazzana, author of the definitive Gould biography, who notes that Hafner "has clarified some old mysteries and turned up many fresh details."

New York's Forgotten Substations

Author : Christopher Payne
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568983554
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book New York's Forgotten Substations written by Christopher Payne and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His photographs and detailed drawings bring these lost treasures to life, while his text tells their story. Anyone interested in the art of industrial America will find this book a delight."--BOOK JACKET.

Pianos and Their Makers

Author : Alfred Dolge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pianos and Their Makers written by Alfred Dolge and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Musical Standard

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Musical Standard written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Steinway & Sons

Author : Laura Lee Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467104868
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Steinway & Sons written by Laura Lee Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinway & Sons is a unique entity in American history. Steinway is many things-an iconic piano, an American success story, a symbol of opulence, a metaphor for artistic passion, and a geographic locale. Part of the fabric of two New York City boroughs, Steinway occupies a compelling place in the minds and hearts of the millions of people, from pianists and students to artisans and salespeople, who have been impacted by the brand. From Steinway & Sons' inception in 1853 until today, the company's mission has stayed the same as the one German immigrant Henry E. Steinway articulated upon his arrival in America, "to build the best piano possible." In the late 1800s, Steinway emerged as the standard-bearer in piano design and manufacturing, outshining and outlasting other brands including Chickering and Weber. Today, the Steinway piano is still built by hand in New York City according to the same stringent processes developed by Henry E. Steinway and his sons.

The Making of a Steinway

Author : Ralph I. Bartholomew
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Steinway written by Ralph I. Bartholomew and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: