#Steinway

[preppyandpreppy]

[bakedbakermom]

SHE'S HERE SHE'S HERE MY ENORMOUS BABY IS HERE!!!!

This is a Steinway and Sons Style 1 Rococo grand piano built in 1864!!! The case is rosewood and the keys are actual ivory (pre-ban, obvs) and ebony. (Note: as an historical piece, she has special dispensation to be repaired with ethically sourced ivory. How cool is that?)

There are remarkably few of these still in existence, and fewer still that are in playable condition. She would be at home in a museum or concert hall, but instead she's in my living room!! She needs to be tuned, since 600+ miles in a truck would rattle anyone, but she sounds amazing even still.

I inherited her from my parents, who have recently had to downsize. As the only pianist in the family, I was designated as her new caretaker.

Some glamor shots:

Welcome to your new home, my beloved.

[mudwerks]

My Personal Problem #3 (Steinway, 1958)

[opera-ghosts]

Today a romantic advertising from Steinway Co. 1909

Note: Steinway & Sons has been renowned for producing pianos since 1853, for different opera singers include Adelina Patti, Aino Ackte, David Bipsham, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Edouard & Jea De Reszke, Elisabeth Rethberg, Emma Calvé, Emma Eames, Emma Juch, Emmy Destinn, Enrico Bevignani, Etelka Gerster, Frances Alda, Francisco Vignas, Fraser Gange, Frederick Jagel, Frieda Hempel, Geraldine Farrar, Jean Lasalle, Johanna Gadski , Julia Culp, Karin Branzell, Lillian Nordica, Louise Homer, Lucrezia Bori, Luigi Ravelli, Marcella Sembrich, Margarete Matzenauer, Maria Ivogun, Maria Roze Mapleson, Marian Anderson, Mary Garden, Minnie Hauk, Nellie Melba, Nina Koshetz, Olive Fremstad, Paul Robeson, Reinald Werrenrath, Sigrid Arnoldson, and Sofia Scalchi and Italian conductor Enrico Bevignani.

[gasparodasalo]

Johannes Brahms (1833-97) - Sixteen Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands, Nos. 12-16, Op. 39.

Waltz No. 12 in E-Major

Waltz No. 13 in C-Major

Waltz No. 14 in a-minor

Waltz No. 15 in A-Major

Waltz No. 16 in d-minor

Performed by Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden & Luc Devos, 1871 Grotrian-Steinweg piano.

[charlotte-piano]

“vertigrand” by Steinway circa approximately 1906? #steinway #steinwayandsons #antiquepiano #uprightpiano #waxhaw #waxhawnc #piano #pianotuner #pianotuning #vintage #vintagestyle (at MillBridge - Waxhaw, NC) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5sOGVJ_h3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vintageadsmakemehappy]

1952 Steinway Piano advertisement

[agnel]

the Fibonacci Steinway

Frank Pollaro, Steinway & Sons

[bakedbakermom]

hooooooly shit i might be about to inherit my family's giant rosewood steinway grand piano built in the 1860s. (my parents are still alive, they're just moving to a place where it may not fit.) this thing was built while Lincoln was still alive. it has real ivory keys from before the ban. it's so old that it has 85 keys instead of 88 because the music world hadn't settled on that as the standard yet. it would be at home in a museum or a concert hall but it might be coming to My Living Room and i'm so excited and kind of terrified.

photo from 2014, after my parents had her restored for her 150th birthday. please forgive the glare from my crappy old camera.

[opera-ghosts]

February 19.1843 the Diva Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was born in Madrid. Here we see a original letter written from her to Mr. Steinway from 1883.

[gasparodasalo]

Johannes Brahms (1833-97) - Sixteen Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands, Nos. 1-5, Op. 39.

Waltz No. 1 in B-Major (Tempo giusto)

Waltz No. 2 in E-Major

Waltz No. 3 in g-sharp minor

Waltz No. 4 in e-minor (Poco sostenuto)

Waltz No. 5 in E-Major (Grazioso)

Performed by Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden & Luc Devos, 1871 Grotrian-Steinweg piano.

[charlotte-piano]

Steinway D #steinway #steinwayandsons #uncc #unccharlotte #piano #stage #concert #recital #tune #tuner #tuning #pianotunerlife (at Rowe Recital Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofQdWmrIy5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pwlanier]

A LIMITED EDITION STEINWAY & SONS GRAND PIANO

Steinway & Sons, New York

With inscription In Celebration / Steinway & Sons / Heinrich Engelhard Steinway / 200th Anniversary Model / 1797 - 1997 / Limited Edition Piano, J. B. Tiffany Design, and signed Henry Steinway, model B, serial number 540813, edition 6/200, together with a leather upholstered stool.

Steinway & Sons has historically marked milestones with special pianos. In 1903, the 100,000th Steinway grand piano was decorated by artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing and gifted to the White House. The 500,000th piano made was marked in 1988 by a special design by artist Wendell Castle. One of the most important milestones marked by the renowned company was the 200th birthday of the founder, Heinrich Engelhard Steinway. Steinway & Sons marked the occasion with a limited edition of 200 pianos designed by Tiffany & Co.

This piano is number 6 of the 200 pianos designed for the occasion, resplendent with the African Pomelle finish and inscribed with the celebratory message on the interior. Due to the limited number of this edition, each Tiffany designed Steinway & Sons piano is a sought-after work of art and one of the best musical instruments in the world.

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