In Astoria, Steinway Pianos Are Still Built to Last
Brooklyn-based freelance arts reporter Jeff Lunden (pictured) cranked out a tuneful item today for NPR’s Morning Edition. It was all about the history of piano maker Steinway & Sons and concerns in musician circles that a recent ownership change will affect product quality.
Lunden got assurances that all will remain the same. He also summarized the intricate, old-school process responsible at a factory in Astoria for each Steinway grand:
It takes 11 months to build a Steinway grand, which features 12,000 separate parts.
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