for anything more? before the pandemic, there was up to a year long waiting list to visit the factory. tours have stopped for now but there are plans to bring it back, so stay tuned. so, i m a fifth generation steinway. my great grandfather ran the company and my great great grandfather founded the company. it was a classic immigration story there are more opportunities here. he wasn t a rich man, he wasn t a poor man, he was a tradesman, and his trade was piano making. if ever there was a case study for the great american dream, miles s family could be it. in fact, my double great grandfather never learned english. didn t have to. he lived in a german speaking milieu. he was also illiterate. never learned to read or write. didn t have to, because he knew how to use a hammer and chisel. as the city grew, the steinways grew along with it and the company grew along with it. through the years, the spirit of opportunity has remained.
he wasn t a poor man, he was a tradesman, and his trade was piano making. if ever there was a case study for the great american dream, miles s family could be it. in fact, my double great grandfather never learned english. didn t have to. he lived in a german speaking milieu. he was also illiterate. never learned to read or write. didn t have to, because he knew how to use a hammer and chisel. as the city grew, the steinways grew along with it and the company grew along with it. through the years, the spirit of opportunity has remained. it s a true new york story and it s a very new york place. we have people coming from all over the world to work here. about approximately 75% immigrant workforce. there is a little bit of magic here, but i think even more important than the magic is what creates that magic, and it s the fact you have all these people with these skills that have learned them from many decades. and if you were to move somewhere, unless you are able
and his trade was piano making. if ever there was a case study for the great american dream, miles s family could be it. in fact, my double great grandfather never learned english. didn t have to. he lived in a german speaking milieu. he was also illiterate. never learned to read or write. didn t have to, because he knew how to use a hammer and chisel. as the city grew, the steinways grew along with it and the company grew along with it. through the years, the spirit of opportunity has remained. it s a true new york story and it s a very new york place. we have people coming from all over the world to work here. about approximately 75% immigrant workforce. there is a little bit of magic here, but i think even more important than the magic is what creates that magic, and it s the fact you have all these people with these skills that have learned them from many decades. and if you were to move somewhere, unless you are able to bring all those people with you, you lose that magic. i am ra
a piano can be big and bold. and it can be the daintiest little instrument to boot. and my goal is to just make this piano as even and pleasing sounding. ever since i came here, i thought this was the job that i was meant to do because i love the piano so much, and i love music. who could ask for anything more? before the pandemic, there was a year long waiting list to visit the factory. tours have stopped for now but there are plans to bring it back, so stay tuned. so, i m a fifth generation steinway. my great grandfather ran the company and my great great grandfather founded the company. it was a classic immigration story there are more opportunities here. he wasn t a rich man, he wasn t a poor man, he was a tradesman, and his trade was piano making.
opportunities here. you wasn t a rich man, he wasn t a poor man, he was a tradesman. and his trade was piano making. if ever there was a case study for the great american dream, miles s family could be it. in fact, my double great grandfather never learned english. didn t have to. he lived in a german speaking milieu. he was also illiterate. we didn t need to learn to read and write because he knew had to use a hammer and chisel. he grew into the company grew through it. through the years, the spirit of opportunity has remained. it s a true new york story and it s a very new york place. we have people coming from all over the world to work here. about approximately 75% immigrant workforce. there is a little bit of magic here, but i think even more important than the magic is what creates that magic, and it s the fact you have all these people with these skins that have learned them from many decades, and if you are to move somewhere, unless you are able