This Piano’s Story:
The year is 1891 and this grand piano leaves the grounds of the Steinway Factory in New York. The Music Hall in New York (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, featuring famed Russian composer Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, conducting his own music in his American debut. Stanford University opens its doors, James Naismith invents basketball and Canada’s first prime minister passes away.
This model, the A-1, was first introduced in 1878. It is the original in the Parlor Grand Series. It measures 6 feet in length and is an 85- note piano. It features a scale design from the larger Steinway, the Model B. The design was crafted by CF Theodore Steinway. C.F. Theodore Steinway was the founder’s oldest son and one of the most innovative inventors and patent holders in the history of the piano: more than 45 patents originate from his development work of which many are featured in this piano.
- Duplex Scale May 14, 1872
- Laminate Long Bridge October 26, 1880
- Grand Tubular Metallic Action Frame August 10, 1869
Aside from representing some of the most stellar advances in piano manufacturing history this particular piano belonged to Indigenous Canadian playwright, novelist and children’s author Tomson Highway.
The piano has been given a second lease on life with a brand new soundboard, bridge, pin block, bridge capping, pins and strings. This major rejuvenation was carried out by the internationally respected Canadian company Bolduc Pianos. In our facilities, we rebuilt action parts, regulated and voiced the hammers, and provided a deep clean to the case. And, of course, the piano has that special, magical Steinway sound…
Must be played to be appreciated. Drop in sometime and hear it for yourself.
Manufactured in: New York, USA
Dimensions: width of 57.75” (147 cm) and length of 74” (188 cm)