[servo1969]

[SeekAndFind]

Latest news:

A $438 million deal for the company was announced last week.

The offer, which came from the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, would take Steinway private. It has been traded in the NY Stock Exchange under the stock symbol LVB, for Ludwig van Beethoven, since Steinway went public in 1996.

See here:

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/steinway-sold-to-private-equity-firm-for-438-million/

[Las Vegas Ron]

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[Red_Devil 232]

Fascinating! Thanks.

[randita]

For those of you who have Netflix, you can see it here:

Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

[Fiji Hill]

Around 1946, my father bought a 1915 Steinway parlor grand piano. I don’t know how he was able to afford it on a sailor’s salary, but it stayed in the family for 60 years and is still being used at a local church.

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[SWAMPSNIPER]

Excellent post!!

[Ramius]

Very cool. Thx.

[TChad]

I was surprised at the amount of woodworking that appeared to be done freehand.

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[dayglored]

Thank you for posting this! What a pleasant and inspiring way to start the day!