Piano made by Steinway & Sons in New York in 1939, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the United States Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. It has a maple veneer case with gilded ornamentation.
Steinway & Sons Grand Piano
- Description (Brief)
- This piano was made by Steinway & Sons in New York in 1939. It was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for the United States Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. The piano, Model D concert grand, is serial number 295811. It has a compass of AAA-c5, Steinway accelerated action (replaced), felt hammers, one, two, or three strings per note, 3 pedals: una corda, sustention, and dampers, a one-piece iron frame, cross-strung, and a maple veneer case with gilded ornamentation.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Steinway and Sons
- date made
- 1939
- Credit Line
- Transferred from General Services Administration
- Physical Description
- felt (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- iron (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 in x 66 in x 108 in; 101.6 cm x 167.64 cm x 274.32 cm
- Object Name
- piano
