Actions are made by Renner (owned by Steinway). These were technically identical, with differences only in the cabinets-the former in a period style for home use, the latter in an institutional cabinet for school use or less furniture-conscious home use.) All Steinway verticals use a solid spruce soundboard, have no particleboard, and in many other ways are similar in design, materials, and quality of workmanship to Steinway grands. (Recently discontinued are the 45вЂі model 4510 and 46ВЅвЂќ model 1098. Steinway makes one size of vertical piano: a 52вЂі model K-52 upright, in which the middle pedal operates a sostenuto mechanism.

Kelly company, the only remaining piano plate foundry in the U.S. Steinway also owns a branch factory in Hamburg, Germany, which serves the world market outside of the Americas, and three major suppliers: the Herman Kluge company, EuropeвЂ™s largest maker of piano keys Renner, the worldвЂ™s premier producer of piano actions and hammerheads and the O.S.

Paulson has said that he is committed to continuing the quality-first approach on which Steinway has built its reputation. In 2013, Paulson & Company, a private-equity firm led by Queens native John Paulson, purchased the public company and took it private once again. In 1995 the company was sold again, this time to Conn-Selmer, Inc., a major manufacturer of brass and woodwind instruments, and the combined company (called Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.) was taken public on the New York Stock Exchange. CBS left the musical instrument business in 1985, selling Steinway to an investment group. In the 1960s the fourth generation of Steinways found themselves without any heirs willing or able to take over the business, and without enough capital to finance much-needed equipment modernization eventually, in 1972, they sold their company to CBS. You can read a summary of it in The Piano Book there are also several excellent books devoted to the subject.)

(The early history of Steinway & Sons is fascinating, and is intimately connected to the history of New York City and the piano industry in general. By the 1880s, the Steinway piano was in most ways the modern piano we have today, and in the next generation the standards set by the founder were strictly adhered to. Many of these patents concerned the quest for a stronger frame, a richer, more powerful sound, and a more sensitive action. Within a relatively short time, the Steinways were granted patents that revolutionized the piano, and which were eventually adopted or imitated by other makers. Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, a cabinetmaker and piano maker from Seesen, Germany, emigrated with his family to the United States in 1850, and established Steinway & Sons in 1853. See also Steinway Spirio in player-piano section. On this page, you will find a selection of our second-hand pianos, If you are looking for something in particular or might be interested in learning more Call us or visit us in-store.See also Boston and Essex.

Our range are playable, mechanically reliable and hold their tune.Д«rands that we often have as second-hand pianos include Kawai, Yamaha, RГ¶nisch, Steinway and other reliable makes including Petrof, Grotrian, Danemann, Weinbach, Bentley, Broadwood, Chappell, Kemble. We only supply pianos of the highest standard and that allows the player to progress musically. We will usually send one of our experienced piano technicians to inspect and report on a piano prior to purchase. We only choose second-hand pianos that we have sourced locally (not overseas) or that we have traded in. At Snadens Pianos we carefully select the second-hand pianos that we sell.

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