| Americans Take the Lead |
| Grand Piano, 1865 Maker: Chickering Boston, Mass. |
| photo by SI |
| Chickering applied Babcock's one-piece iron frame to grand pianos and became the first American maker to sell grands in quantity. Instruments like this one were played by the first internationally acclaimed American musician, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, during his US tours. |
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| Grand Piano, 1892 Maker: Steinway & Sons New York |
| photo by SI |
| This fully modern piano incorporates all the innovations introduced by Steinway in the late 1800s: modern grand piano action, cross-stringing, and the sostenuto pedal. Created by Steinway for the Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski for his second tour of the US in 1892-93, the virtuoso traveled across the country in a private railway car equipped with bedroom, dining room, living room, and a staff of servants. |
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| Upright Piano, 1876 Maker: Weber Piano Company New York |
| photo by Robert C. Lautman |
| This piano's case features elaborate carving, inlay, and marquetry created by the famous New York cabinetmakers, Herter Brothers. Albert Weber emerged as a new rival of Steinway in the 1870s and created this piano especially for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. |
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