Syntheway and Realistic Virtual Piano
is not related to Steinway. Steinway is a registered
trademark of Steinway & Sons.
Steinway & Sons, also known as
Steinway, is an American and German piano company, founded
in 1853 in Manhattan, New York City by German immigrant
Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E.
Steinway). The company's growth led to the opening of a
factory in Queens, New York City and a factory in Hamburg,
Germany. The factory in New York City supplies the Americas
and the factory in Hamburg supplies the rest of the world.
Steinway is a prominent piano
company, known for making pianos of high quality and for its
inventions within the area of piano development. The
company's share of the high-end grand piano market
consistently exceeds 80 percent. The company holds a royal
warrant of appointment to Queen Elizabeth II
Steinway pianos have been recognized with numerous awards. One of the first
was a gold medal won in 1855 – two years after the company's foundation – at
the American Institute Fair at the New York Crystal Palace. From 1855 to
1862 Steinway pianos received 35 gold medals. Several awards and
recognitions followed, including 3 medals at the International Exposition of
1867 in Paris. Steinway has been granted 126 patents in piano making; the
first in 1857.