This grand piano was made by Steinway & Sons in New York, New York in 1903. It was presented by Steinway & Sons to the White House in 1903 in gratitude to the family's adopted country. The piano was the main White House piano until 1937, when Steinway presented its serial number 300,000 piano to the White House. This piano is serial number 1000,000 and has a compass of AAA-c5, repetitive action, felt hammers, single-, double-, and triple-strings, 3 pedals: una corda, sostenuto, and dampers, one-piece iron frame, cross-strung, and a gilded and painted case by Thomas Dewing. The lid painting represents America receiving the Muses.
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