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1 online resource (ix, 374 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A select family tree -- Introduction -- The Americanization of Steinweg -- Inventing and marketing the modern piano -- Riots, strikes, and domestic tragedies -- Steinway becomes a household word -- Steinway & Sons in America's centennial year -- Escaping the "anarchists and socialists" -- The piano workers strike back -- Family feud -- Paderewski : superstar and super salesman -- From near bankruptcy to fabulous wealth -- The "instrument of the immortals" goes national -- A marriage of music and commerce -- A reluctant leader -- New blood and fresh strategies -- The rise of a factory union -- Divided loyalties in World War II -- Steinway celebrates its centennial -- A businessman takes over -- "A fine way to treat a Steinway" -- Steinway versus Yamaha -- Epilogue : The CBS sale and its aftermath. |
| Summary |
The first book based on the rich archive of Steinway business and family papers at LaGuardia Community College in New York, as well as on interviews with family members and company employees in the United States, Germany, and England, Steinway & Sons describes the making and marketing of an American cultural icon. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Steinway & Sons -- History.
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Steinway & Sons. |
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History. |
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Steinway & Sons -- Histoire. |
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Steinway et Sons. |
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Steinway & Sons. |
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Steinway and Sons. |
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Steinway piano.
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Steinway piano. |
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Piano makers -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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Piano makers. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Steinway and Sons |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Lieberman, Richard K. Steinway & Sons. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1995 0300063644 (DLC) 95017330 (OCoLC)32394775 |
| ISBN |
9780300247169 (electronic book) |
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0300247168 (electronic book) |
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0300063644 |
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9780300063646 |
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0300068506 |
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9780300068504 |
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