STEINWAY & SONS UPRIGHT PIANO, NEW YORK BRAUNSCHWEIG, 1873

Due to the succes of the upright piano in Germany, Theodore Steinweg recommended that his family in New York manufacture upright pianos there as well. Steinway & Sons began making them in 1861.

After the death of two of his brothers, Theodore Steinway left for New York to support the company there. He had a huge influence on the further development of the upright piano in the US. In 1985, for the 150 th annuversery of their company, Grotrian Steinweg built a series of jubilee pianos with the same design as this upright.

Technical data:

• Inscription: Steinway & Sons , Patent Action , New York. Braunschweig.
• Compass: 7 octaves ( AAA-a’’’’)
• Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
• Pedals: 2: una corda - forte
• Dimensions: W 153 cm / D 66 cm / H 136 cm
• Case: rosewood hand polished
• Serial number: 25722
• Chris Maene Collection number: CM 14 259
• Location: 4 - Museum storage space Ruiselede