Piano History..and the facts.

[Delwin D Fandrich]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of J Patrick Draine
> Sent: February 24, 2004 5:58 AM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Piano History..and the facts.
>
>
> 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:
>


And a copy of Ted (Edwin) Good's "Giraffes, Black Dragons and Other Pianos"
as well. Sub-titled "A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern
Concert Grand."

Yes, pianos did exist before Steinway. And Steinway is credited with much
that he simply borrowed from other builders that came before him. What he
did do was to bring together a lot of good ideas into one instrument and
then figure out how to build them successfully and, for his time,
efficiently.

Del