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An edition of Steinway & Sons (1995)

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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 employeees in the United States, Germany, and England, this authoritative and entertaining book tells the story of the most famous piano company in the world and of the family behind it. - Back cover.

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Yale University Press
Language
English
Pages
384

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Subjects
History, Piano makers, Steinway & Sons, Steinway piano, Piano, Business enterprises, united states
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New York, New York (State)

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Steinway and Sons
September 23, 1997, Yale University Press
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Steinway & Sons: eine Familiengeschichte um Macht und Musik
1996, Kindler
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Steinway & Sons
1995, Yale University Press
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First Sentence

""I know a fine way to treat a Steinway," goes Irving Berlin's song "I Love a Piano.""

Table of Contents

A select family tree
Introduction
The Americanization of Steinweg
Inventing and marketing the modern piano
Riots, strikes, and domestic tragedies
Steinway becomes a household word
Steinway & Sons in America's centennial year
Escaping the "anarchists and socialists"
The piano workers strike back
Family feud
Paderewski : superstar and super salesman
From near bankruptcy to fabulous wealth
The "instrument of the immortals" goes national
A marriage of music and commerce
A reluctant leader
New blood and fresh strategies
The rise of a factory union
Divided loyalties in World War II
Steinway celebrates its centennial
A businessman takes over
"A fine way to treat a Steinway"
Steinway versus Yamaha
Epilogue : The CBS sale and its aftermath

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New Haven, London

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
384
Dimensions
9.2 x 5.8 x 1 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9545241M
ISBN 10
0300068506
ISBN 13
9780300068504
Library Thing
2340659
Amazon ID (ASIN)
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2356612

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