1917 Steinway Piano

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Admittedly, not much is known about the 1917 Steinway piano.  For many decades, it has resided in the basement (undercroft) of the church and has been played quite regularly for choir rehearsals and student lessons.  A CD of Christmas music entitled Christmas With the Steinways was recorded on that piano in the fall of 2006 and again in 2010 as a fundraiser for the 1875 Steinway's restoration.  It has also served as a practice instrument for many of our Music at the Meetinghouse performers.  It has a beautiful, rich tone and is a pleasure to play.

Steinway was nearing its peak of piano production which topped out at 6,000 pianos a year in the 1920's.  When the Great Depression hit at the end of the decade, production fell to about 1,000 a year but, unlike other piano manufacturers, managed to stay alive and prosper in the years just before World War Two.  In 1987, Steinway built its 500,000th piano and remains the most popular and well-known piano maker in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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