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  • 1. Approximately how many individual parts does a Steinway grand piano have?
A) Less than 5,000
B) Exactly 10,000
C) More than 12,000
D) About 8,000
  • 2. How long does it take to build a handcrafted Steinway piano?
A) Two years
B) Three months
C) Six months
D) Nearly a year
  • 3. What percentage of walnut stock is discarded by Steinway?
A) Less than 20 percent
B) Exactly 50 percent
C) More than 70 percent
D) About 30 percent
  • 4. Who invented the rim-bending press used by Steinway?
A) C. F. Theodore Steinway
B) Henry Steinway
C) The Hamburg factory team
D) William Steinway
  • 5. What woods are used for the rims of Hamburg-made Steinways?
A) Only hard rock maple
B) Hard rock maple and mahogany
C) Oak and mahogany
D) Spruce and walnut
  • 6. To what percentage is wood moisture reduced in the conditioning room?
A) Approximately two percent
B) Approximately twenty percent
C) Approximately twelve percent
D) Approximately six percent
  • 7. What is the primary function of the cast iron plate inside the piano?
A) To support the string tension
B) To amplify the sound
C) To protect the soundboard from heat
D) To hold the keys in place
  • 8. What is the range of string tension in a Steinway grand piano?
A) 5 to 10 tons
B) 16 to 23 tons
C) 1 to 5 tons
D) 30 to 40 tons
  • 9. What material is used to make the Steinway soundboard?
A) Solid spruce
B) Hard rock maple
C) Mahogany
D) Walnut
  • 10. In what year was the diaphragmatic soundboard patent granted?
A) 1983
B) 1936
C) 1962
D) 1880
  • 11. What material are Steinway keys made of?
A) Bavarian spruce
B) Walnut
C) Hard rock maple
D) Mahogany
  • 12. What material replaced elephant ivory for the surface of white keys?
A) Polymer
B) Celluloid
C) Synthetic wood
D) Plastic resin
  • 13. What are Steinway hammers cut from?
A) Synthetic foam
B) Pressed leather
C) Virgin wool felt
D) Cotton and polyester
  • 14. When did the New York factory introduce the Permafree action?
A) 1880
B) 1983
C) 1962
D) 1950
  • 15. Why were Teflon bushings eventually discontinued?
A) They degraded too quickly in sunlight
B) They were banned by environmental laws
C) They were too expensive to produce
D) They caused clicking noises and tightness issues
  • 16. Which factory never implemented Teflon bushings in its pianos?
A) The London factory
B) The Paris factory
C) The Hamburg factory
D) The New York factory
  • 17. Which brand does Steinway & Sons market for the mid-level piano market?
A) Young Chang
B) Boston
C) Essex
D) Kawai
  • 18. Which brand does Steinway & Sons market for the entry-level piano market?
A) Steinway
B) Essex
C) Pearl River
D) Boston
  • 19. Which company manufactures Boston pianos?
A) Young Chang
B) Pearl River
C) Steinway & Sons
D) Kawai Musical Instruments
  • 20. How many sizes of Boston grand pianos are available?
A) Six
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
  • 21. How many sizes of Boston upright pianos are available?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Five
  • 22. Where are Essex pianos manufactured since 2005?
A) Karawang, Indonesia
B) Seoul, Korea
C) Hamamatsu, Japan
D) Guangzhou, China
  • 23. Who manufactured Essex pianos prior to 2005?
A) Young Chang
B) Pearl River
C) Kawai
D) Steinway & Sons
  • 24. How many sizes of Essex grand pianos are available?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) Five
  • 25. What is the approximate number of pianos in Steinway's piano bank?
A) 100
B) 1,000
C) 250
D) 500
  • 26. Which patented feature is found in Boston pianos?
A) Digital interface
B) Carbon fiber action
C) Silent play system
D) Octagrip pinblock
  • 27. Who bears the expense for the delivery of a piano from the piano bank?
A) The recording studio
B) The performer
C) Steinway & Sons
D) The concert hall
  • 28. In what year did Steinway sales in the United States decline by 21 percent?
A) 2010
B) 2008
C) 2009
D) 2011
  • 29. When did Steinway sales begin to increase again after the economic downturn?
A) 2012
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2015
  • 30. What is the name of the digital player piano series introduced by Steinway in 2015?
A) Fibonacci
B) Live Performance Model LX
C) Spirio
D) Macassar
  • 31. Who created the technology used in the Spirio pianos in 2007?
A) Bösendorfer
B) Paulson & Co.
C) Wayne Stahnke
D) Steinway & Sons
  • 32. What was the original name of the technology created by Wayne Stahnke?
A) Fibonacci Series
B) Spirio r
C) Live Performance Model LX
D) Digital Player System
  • 33. In what year was the Spirio technology sold to Steinway?
A) 2007
B) 2014
C) 2015
D) 2018
  • 34. Which company did Wayne Stahnke work for besides Yamaha?
A) Steinway & Sons
B) Bösendorfer
C) Paulson & Co.
D) Fibonacci
  • 35. When was the recording option for the Spirio piano, known as Spirio r, made available?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2018
D) 2024
  • 36. What term is used to describe Spirio technology because it does not interfere with the piano's sound or feel?
A) acoustic-neutral
B) haptic-free
C) digital-integrated
D) non-parasitic
  • 37. How many grey-scale optical sensors are used to record the pianist?
A) Over 100
B) Over 1000
C) Over 20
D) Over 800
  • 38. How many measurements per second can the Spirio sensors record?
A) 800
B) 1000
C) 6000
D) 20
  • 39. How many levels of sensitivity do the Spirio sensors possess?
A) Over 800
B) Over 1000
C) Over 6000
D) Over 20
  • 40. In what year did Steinway make its 600,000th piano?
A) 2014
B) 2015
C) 2018
D) 2021
  • 41. What design feature is present on the 600,000th Steinway piano?
A) Live Performance LX engraving
B) Digital sensor array
C) Fibonacci spiral
D) Spirio logo
  • 42. What type of veneer was used on the 600,000th Steinway piano?
A) Macassar ebony
B) Mahogany
C) Maple
D) Oak
  • 43. Who is the ultimate parent company of Steinway & Sons as of 2021?
A) Bösendorfer
B) Yamaha
C) Paulson & Co.
D) Wayne Stahnke
  • 44. Where is the head office of Steinway & Sons located?
A) The Fibonacci Plaza
B) 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York
C) Austrian Engineering District
D) The 600,000th Piano Factory
  • 45. When did the first Steinway Hall close?
A) 1891
B) 1960
C) 1925
D) 2013
  • 46. In what year did Carnegie Hall open?
A) 1866
B) 1960
C) 1891
D) 1925
  • 47. Where was the second Steinway Hall opened in 1875?
A) Hamburg
B) London
C) Paris
D) New York
  • 48. In what year did Steinway begin making art case pianos?
A) 1903
B) 1857
C) 1929
D) 1864
  • 49. Who decorated the 100,000th Steinway grand piano?
A) Henry Steinway
B) Thomas Wilmer Dewing
C) George Grotrian
D) William Steinway
  • 50. In which room of the White House is the 300,000th Steinway piano kept?
A) State Dining Room
B) East Room
C) Oval Office
D) Blue Room
  • 51. Which player piano system was used by Steinway?
A) Marshall-Play
B) Grotrian-Tech
C) Steinweg-System
D) Welte-Mignon
  • 52. How many keys does the 1929 double-keyboard grand piano have?
A) 200
B) 88
C) 100
D) 164
  • 53. What did the Steinway factory build for the Allied Armies during World War II?
A) Piano parts
B) Parachutes
C) Wooden gliders
D) Trucks
  • 54. What was the nickname for the Victory Vertical piano?
A) G.I. Piano
B) Army Model
C) Art Case Piano
D) Soldier Vertical
  • 55. How was the Hamburg factory restored after World War II?
A) New York private loans
B) Grotrian funds
C) Allied Reparations
D) Marshall Plan
  • 56. Against which company did Steinway bring a lawsuit regarding the name 'Steinweg'?
A) Carnegie Pianos
B) Grotrian-Steinweg
C) London Pianos
D) Welte-Mignon
  • 57. What legal concept was established by the Steinway lawsuit?
A) Brand Misappropriation
B) Initial Interest Confusion
C) Trademark Piracy
D) Patent Infringement
  • 58. In what year did Steinway win the appeal against Grotrian-Steinweg?
A) 1975
B) 1960
C) 1929
D) 2016
  • 59. Where is the current Steinway Hall in London located?
A) St. George Street
B) Marylebone Lane
C) East 14th Street
D) Wigmore Street
  • 60. In what year was Steinway & Sons founded?
A) 1820
B) 1880
C) 1853
D) 1864
  • 61. Who founded Steinway & Sons?
A) Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg
B) Friedrich Grotrian
C) William Steinway
D) C. F. Theodore Steinway
  • 62. How many patents has Steinway been granted for piano making?
A) 35
B) 500
C) 139
D) 483
  • 63. Where was the first Steinway & Sons workshop located in the United States?
A) Brooklyn
B) Queens
C) Manhattan
D) Bronx
  • 64. What was the serial number of the first piano made by Steinway & Sons?
A) 1853
B) 35
C) 483
D) 1
  • 65. In what year did the Steinway family anglicize their name?
A) 1880
B) 1850
C) 1864
D) 1853
  • 66. Which neighborhood in Queens is home to the Steinway factory that supplies the Americas?
A) Braunschweig
B) Seesen
C) Astoria
D) Manhattan
  • 67. What event was held in 1876 in Philadelphia where Steinway competed against Chickering and Weber?
A) Centennial Exposition
B) American Institute Fair
C) New York Crystal Palace Exhibition
D) International Exposition
  • 68. Who was the Hungarian composer who praised the Steinway grand in an 1883 letter?
A) Franz Liszt
B) Benjamin Pike Jr.
C) Wilhelm Grotrian
D) Frederic Boscovitz
  • 69. Which British monarch granted Steinway its first royal warrant in 1890?
A) Queen Elizabeth II
B) King of Italy
C) Prince of Wales
D) Queen Victoria
  • 70. What was the official language of the Steinway factory in New York in the 1860s?
A) Latin
B) English
C) German
D) French
  • 71. In what year did Steinway manufacture its 500,000th piano?
A) 2000
B) 1994
C) 1985
D) 1988
  • 72. Who designed the 500,000th Steinway piano?
A) Wendell Castle
B) Albrecht von Goertz
C) Karl Lagerfeld
D) Henry Z. Steinway
  • 73. How many pianists were inscribed on the 500,000th piano?
A) 1987
B) 90
C) 500,000
D) 832
  • 74. Where was the 150th anniversary celebration of Steinway held?
A) Carnegie Hall
B) Harvard University
C) Steinway Factory
D) Laeiszhalle
  • 75. Which designer created a limited edition piano for the 150th anniversary?
A) Henry Z. Steinway
B) Albrecht von Goertz
C) Karl Lagerfeld
D) Wendell Castle
  • 76. In what year did Steinway celebrate the 125th anniversary of its Hamburg factory?
A) 2000
B) 2003
C) 2008
D) 2005
  • 77. Who designed the 125th-anniversary limited edition grand piano?
A) Count Albrecht von Goertz
B) Henry Z. Steinway
C) Wendell Castle
D) Karl Lagerfeld
  • 78. In what year did Henry Z. Steinway start working for the company?
A) 1956
B) 1937
C) 1988
D) 1977
  • 79. When did Henry Z. Steinway pass away?
A) September 18, 2008
B) June 2013
C) December 2005
D) September 2013
  • 80. To which company was Steinway sold in 1972?
A) Paulson & Co. Inc.
B) CBS
C) Kohlberg & Company
D) Selmer Industries
  • 81. Which of these companies did CBS own in 1972?
A) Steinway
B) Kohlberg & Company
C) Gemeinhardt
D) Fender
  • 82. What company acquired Steinway Musical Properties in 1995?
A) CBS
B) Kohlberg & Company
C) Paulson & Co. Inc.
D) Selmer Industries
  • 83. Which private equity firm offered to buy Steinway in June 2013?
A) Kohlberg & Company
B) Paulson & Co. Inc.
C) Selmer Industries
D) CBS
  • 84. How many authorized Steinway dealers are there worldwide?
A) Around 100
B) Around 500
C) Around 300
D) Around 200
  • 85. What is the primary differentiation between Steinway models?
A) Size
B) Designer
C) Material
D) Year of manufacture
  • 86. How many models of grand pianos does the Hamburg factory make?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 87. Which famous artist created the art case grand piano sold for $1.2 million in 1997?
A) Karl Lagerfeld
B) Walter Dorwin Teague
C) Dakota Jackson
D) Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
  • 88. Where is the Alma-Tadema grand piano currently on display?
A) The White House
B) The Steinway factory
C) Christie's auction house
D) Clark Art Institute
  • 89. The 100,000th Steinway piano, gifted to the White House in 1903, is made of what type of wood?
A) Cherry tree
B) Ebony
C) Mahogany
D) Rosewood
  • 90. Which artist painted the interior lid of the Alma-Tadema grand piano?
A) Walter Dorwin Teague
B) Edward Poynter
C) Thomas Dewing
D) Karl Lagerfeld
  • 91. The 'Sound of Harmony' grand piano features a lid replicating artwork by which painter?
A) Edward Poynter
B) Arthur Blackmore
C) Shi Qi
D) Thomas Dewing
  • 92. The 'Centenary Grand' was created to celebrate which anniversary of the firm?
A) 100th anniversary
B) 150th anniversary
C) 125th anniversary
D) 50th anniversary
  • 93. How many different types of wood inlays are featured on the 'Sound of Harmony' piano?
A) 100
B) 9
C) 40
D) 13
  • 94. Which sculptor molded the eagle-shaped legs of the 300,000th Steinway piano?
A) George Schastey
B) Dakota Jackson
C) Albert Stewart
D) Walter Dorwin Teague
  • 95. Where does the wood for Steinway soundboards originate?
A) Germany
B) Ohio
C) Canada
D) Alaska
  • 96. Which company did Steinway acquire in Wuppertal, Germany?
A) Kluge
B) Yamaha
C) O. S. Kelly Co.
D) Steinberg
  • 97. What does the company Kluge supply to Steinway?
A) Keyboards
B) Cast iron plates
C) Strings
D) Hammers
  • 98. When did Steinway purchase the O. S. Kelly Co.?
A) December 1998
B) November 1999
C) November 2010
D) January 2000
  • 99. What does the O. S. Kelly Co. supply to Steinway?
A) Cast iron plates
B) Soundboard material
C) Keyboards
D) Wooden rims
  • 100. Who is the author of The Piano Book who expressed a preference for Hamburg Steinways?
A) Emanuel Ax
B) John Steinway
C) Arthur Rubinstein
D) Larry Fine
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