Piano History..and the facts.

[J Patrick Draine]

Phil (and others),
It's time to get a copy of Arthur Loesser's <Men, Women and Pianos: A 
Social History>, and read it. Or reread it. Not all information is 
readily available on the web (yet). I'm sure others can add to your 
reading list. It's always good to have a volume or two in the car for 
the times we're waiting for the customer to show up  (ps pianos really 
did exist before the Steinway clan did their thing).
Patrick
On Feb 24, 2004, at 8:23 AM, Phil Bondi wrote:

> I was just at a Manufacturer's website, and on that site they mention 
> a breif history of the piano..breif enough to go through the evolution 
> - mentioning names like Cristofori and Erard..but no Steinway.
>
> Please correct me if _I_ am wrong, but didn't Steinway  have an awful 
> lot to do with the developement of what we see in today's 
> instrument..with things like Patents?
>
> I better leave now..
>
> Phil Bondi(FL)
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