Steinway
Prestigious keyboard manufacturer
Steinway is a piano manufacturer whose name has become synonymous with the finest concert grand pianos.
Founded in New York in 1853, the company's instruments are the standard in concert halls worldwide.
The name functions as shorthand for elite quality: She learned on a Steinway, a nine-foot Steinway grand.
Large horizontal keyboard instrument
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- hammersHeavy-headed striking tools
- keysLock-operating instruments
- ivoryTusk-derived material
ebony · strings · cast iron plate · lacquer · felt · dampers · hand-built · artisan
Venue for orchestral performances
- recitalSolo musical performance
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- pianistOne who plays piano
- Carnegie HallPrestigious Manhattan concert hall
stage · performance · accompaniment · soloist · masterclass · competition · auditorium · rehearsal
Expensive nonessential comfort
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- statusOne's relative position
- showroomRetail exhibition space
dealership · Hamburg · New York · flagship · premium · exclusive · collector · auction
Easternmost NYC district
- family businessEnterprise owned by relatives
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
- American manufacturingGoods produced domestically
dynasty · tradition · founding · generational · archive · museum · landmark · historic
grand piano
Large horizontal keyboard instrument
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- hammersHeavy-headed striking tools
- keysLock-operating instruments
ivory · ebony · strings · cast iron plate · lacquer · felt · dampers · hand-built · artisan · woodworking
concert hall
Venue for orchestral performances
Carnegie Hall · stage · performance · accompaniment · soloist · masterclass · competition · auditorium · rehearsal · concert grand
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- statusOne's relative position
showroom · dealership · Hamburg · New York · flagship · premium · exclusive · collector · auction · vintage
Queens
Easternmost NYC district
- family businessEnterprise owned by relatives
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
American manufacturing · dynasty · tradition · founding · generational · archive · museum · landmark · historic
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Steinwayelectronic keyboard
Electric musical instrument with keys
digital piano · synthesizer · drum kit · kazoo · recorder