What famous piano company was Engelhard Steinweg the founder of?
Maybe this will help. In 1850 he Americanized his name to Henry E. Steinway! 1997 was the 200th Anniversary of his famous Steinway Pianos! Did you know that the piano is known as “The King of Instruments”? The piano earned this title for a number of reasons including it’s tonal range (the piano covers the full spectrum of any instrument in the orchestra from below the lowest note of the double bassoon to above the top note of the piccolo), it’s ability to produce melody and accompaniment at the same time (try that on a flute) and it’s broad dynamic range. It is also the largest musical instrument (excluding the pipe organ), most versatile and one of the most interesting. The average medium size piano has about 230 strings, each string having about 165 pounds of tension, with the combined pull of all strings equaling approximately eighteen tons! The total string tension in a concert grand is close to Thirty Tons! A boxed model D Steinway Grand Piano weighs 1400 Pounds! Six Steinways are
