Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. - This is one of the oldest and largest corporations, specializing in the production of musical instruments.

Most famous piano company of the United States, existing since 1853 till now.

Cabinet maker Henry Steinway Engelgart (company founder) came from a German family Steinweg (Shtaynveg or Steynveg), one of whose members, Theodore Steynveg, owned a piano company Grotrian-Steinweg in Brunswick. His first piano Henry produced in the kitchen of his house in Germany. So way home were created by the tool 482, after which Henry has decided to emigrate to the United States and his own company.

Account for the purchase of "Steinway piano factory № 154132, issued by the Trading House Julia Heinrich Zimmermann in Moscow on October 31, 1912

After immigrating, he changed his name to the American way (Steinway), transferring its last syllable from German into English, - "weg" ("path") - "way".

The first piano of "Steinway" № 483, manufactured in the U.S., was sold for $ 500 and is currently in New York's Museum of Art.

At Henry Steinway had five sons, who continued his father's work. In 1867 the firm was the first U.S. company was awarded the Great Gold Medal of Honor ("For the perfection of creation").
In 1866, the company opened its first concert hall on the 14 th Street.

In 1891, the company is located in the area of Astoria, in New York's Queens.

In 1880 he began his work Steinway factory in Hamburg, Germany

In 1890 opened an office in Russia. Today, the company produces about 5,000 instruments a year.

"Steinway" has a U.S. bank from 300 unique Steinway pianos, which are provided for pianists performances.

In 2003, the company celebrated its 150 anniversary.

Concert grand piano in Vitebsk Oblast Philharmonic Steinway & Sons D-274