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The story begins in the 1820s…

…with the Steingraeber & Söhne piano factory in Thuringia. Eduard Steingraeber, from the second generation of the family, moved to Bayreuth in 1852. There, he combined ‘Viennese’ and ‘English’ actions to produce his ‘Opus 1,’ a revolutionary masterpiece. Steingraeber pianos have regularly been awarded international prizes since 1867, and in 1906, world-famous designers began to fashion piano cabinets for Steingraeber.

Udo Schmidt-Steingraeber, from the sixth generation of the family, has been head of the firm since 1980, with the seventh generation already waiting in the wings.

ABOUT US

Pianos Now has chosen only one new piano to represent and that is the Steingraeber piano from Bayreuth Germany. We have found this instrument to be at the very top in the world today in regards to quality, precision and innovation. Besides the only new piano we offer Steingraeber, all of our other quality instruments are preowned reconditioned or restored including brands from Steinway, Yamaha, Kawai, Chickering and many more. Pianos Now is owned and operated by advanced piano technicians and musicians Ingrid Kraft and David Nichols.

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