http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/
currency/2013/09/why-pianists-care-about-the-steinway-sale.html An article on how Steinway's company name has been sold to other companies. It talks about how the companies increased Steinway's rate of manufacturing and subsequently lowered the quality of the end product. |
http://www.steinwaypianos.com/kb/artists
Steinway understood and started the trend of getting famous artists to endorse his product. |
http://www.amazon.com/88-Keys-Making-Steinway-Piano/dp/1574671529
A book on how much work went into making one piano. |
http://www.steinwaypianos.com/159-facts-about-steinway-and-the-pianos-they-build
160 facts on the history of Steinway pianos. It even brings up the Boston and Essex lines of the company. |
http://www.lonestar.edu/library/kin_music1.htm
A list of musical genres that were popular pre-1900. Keep in mind that Steinway made his first piano in 1836. |
http://www.lonestar.edu/library/kin_music2.htm
A list of popular musical genres/topics from 1900-1950. |
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/08/14/
211754466/why-steinway-is-probably-selling-itself-to-a- hedge-fund-manager A summary of Steinway's most recent sale to John Paulson and Steinway's thought process behind this action. |
I had a pretty successful and surprisingly thought-provoking interview with Rob, a piano teacher. I also chatted with my Poppop, a man with a real passion for music, and he said a few similar things. I put the paraphrased version of the interview under "IRT Artifacts," it should be at the bottom of the page.
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