[rollei_list] Pianos
- From: Dirk-Roger Schmitt <Dirk-Roger.Schmitt@xxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:05:45 +0200
Thtat is correct.
Steinweg's and Schimmel's are still made in Braunschweig.
The name Steinweg is of course still used, but not in the US because
of lawsuits between Steinweg and Steinway.
Anyway, a Steinweg is still superieur to a Steinway.
Dirk
At 18:25 30.08.2006, you wrote:
I noticed your comment on other things made in Brauschweig.
Maybe our German readers could confirm or better describe what is
and what is not made there, but it is my impression--if memory
serves me right--that Brauschweig also has been important in the
production of pianos.
I seem to recall that Theodor Steinweg (aka Steinway in the States)
resided there. Theordor was important in developing the Steinway
into what it is. He preferred to live in Europe rather than in New
York. The Steinwegs had a connection with another piano maker, Grotrian.
I seem to recall that the Grotrian-Steinweg piano was made and is
still made in Braunschweig (known in the States as Brunswick. The
piano is now called simply the Grotrian--probably due to struggles
over the right to the name Steinway in the States.
And I seem to recall that Schimmel pianos are made there now.
Braunschweig, it would seem, was the seat of many valued
objects--cameras and musical instruments. I have always thought of
Southwest Germany was the location where many fine things are made,
but Braunschweig diffently puts that idea to shame.
Top of the day to you all--Doug
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