Piano: The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand Hardcover - 2006

Times Books, 2006. Reprint. Fifth printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has slight soiling.. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xviii, [2], 280, [4] p. Illustrated endpaper. Illustrations. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. From Wikipedia: "Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway, is an American and German manufacturer of handmade pianos and purveyor of subcontracted pianos from suppliers sold under the secondary names Boston and Essex. Steinway was founded in 1853 in Manhattan in New York City by German immigrant Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to the opening of a factory and company town in what is now the Astoria section of Queens in New York City; and a factory in Hamburg, Germany. Steinway is a prominent piano company, known for making pianos of high quality and for its influential inventions within the area of piano development. The company holds a royal warrant by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II. Steinway pianos have been recognized with numerous awards. One of the first official recognitions was a gold medal won in 1855 at the American Institute Fair at the New York Crystal Palace just two years after the company's foundation. In 1855 62 Steinway pianos received 35 gold medals. Several awards and recognitions have followed, including 3 medals at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Steinway has been granted 126 patents in piano making; the first patent was achieved in 1857."