. Contemporary American biography . later on in America, Europe, and Africa, always with a view of studyingthe achievements and requirements of the different races as to musical instruments. He pos-sessed one of the rarest collections of musical instruments of all ages in existence, and washimself a most profound student and thorough expert in that direction, and acquainted withevery form of piano ever attempted in any country. Under Mr. Theodore Steinways personalpractical tuition his grown-up nephews, Charles H. Steinway, Fred. T. Steinway, George , and Henry Ziegler, were trained


. Contemporary American biography . later on in America, Europe, and Africa, always with a view of studyingthe achievements and requirements of the different races as to musical instruments. He pos-sessed one of the rarest collections of musical instruments of all ages in existence, and washimself a most profound student and thorough expert in that direction, and acquainted withevery form of piano ever attempted in any country. Under Mr. Theodore Steinways personalpractical tuition his grown-up nephews, Charles H. Steinway, Fred. T. Steinway, George , and Henry Ziegler, were trained as expert, scientific piano-makers, to enable them tosuccessfully conduct Steinway & Sons establishments in New York, Astoria, London, andHamburg, under Theodore Steinways motto: Geselle ist wer was kann,Meister ist wer was ersann,Lehrling ist Jedermann. TRANSLATION: Journeymen are all who can,Master, he who invents the plan,Apprentice each and every man. C. F. Theodore Steinway died March 26, 1889, while at Brunswick, @XJ24aajUas


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