Steinway

[ stahyn-wey ]

noun

Henry En·gel·hard [eng-guhl-hahrd, -hahrt], /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd, -ˌhɑrt/, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.

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When she fulfilled her dream of acquiring a Steinway, she said she knew that the Weber grand she had bought in New York in the late 1970s deserved a happy home.
They offer orphaned pianos to loving homes: ‘We’re not only giving children a chance to learn music, we’re giving pianos a second chance at life’ | Cathy Free | October 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Davíð Þór Jónsson There were these two huge Steinway pianos.
Revisiting ‘The Visitors’: An oral history of Ragnar Kjartansson’s multimedia masterpiece | Sebastian Smee, Gabriel Florit, Joanne Lee | July 23, 2021 | Washington Post
It features a mirror finished replica of a Steinway Grand and incorporates innovative multi-sensorial audio technology.
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Or maybe I should take piano lessons, because I may own a $39,000 Steinway piano.
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Did he have fake Salvador Dalis or Picassos hanging over that $39,000 Steinway piano Ruth bought for their New York penthouse?
Ruth's Secret Stash | Allan Dodds Frank | March 15, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

I felt inspired, for the piano I was at was a magnificent grand that Steinway presented to Liszt only the other day.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
Many years later, when they wanted him to read to them in Steinway Hall, he gladly gave his services without charge.
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Here stood two Steinway grand pianos, tail to tail, their dark polished cases shining soberly in the pale light of November.
December Love | Robert Hichens
No, she was only a woman with a soul for harmony, which found soft and tender expression on my mother's old Steinway.
A Top-Floor Idyl | George van Schaick
Ever continuing success remains a beautiful attribute of the world-renowned firm of Steinway & Sons.
Franz Liszt | James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for Steinway

Steinway

/ (ˈstɑɪnweɪ) /

noun

Henry (Engelhard), original name Heinrich Engelhardt Steinweg. 1797–1871, US piano maker, born in Germany

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