Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-30
AsTEINwAY A GRAND.
Reunion Of plano Makers

Festive Reunion OF Piano Makers.
From the New York Express. june q, +
A novel and most Interesting festive
resunion, gratifying and crediiable alike
to the employers and the employed, took
place at Steinway Hall on Saturday
forenoon last, when the workmen' OF
Messrs. Steinway 81 Sons, numbering
over seven hundred, assembled in the
hsll, accompanied by band of thirty
performers, to commemorate the fact
that pian0forte inninber twenty thou
sand" Of the firms make had been com-
pleted, on which occasion they were to
be the recipients of magnificent BAN
ner, presented to them by Messrs Stein.
way & Sons. The banner, rich and
elaborate masterpiece Of artistic skill,
was designed by Mr. Henry Reek, the
celebrated decorator of Steinway Hall,
and the work of art was completed by
Mrs. Francisco Klein; it was presented
to the workmen with appropriate re-
marks by Mr.. Theodore Steinway, and
enthusiastically received by them. Mr..
Bunkard responded on their behalf
in an able speech. An address
was made by Mr.. Abererombie, who has
been with the firm since they commenced
business, whs gave brief history of the
firm Of Steinway & Sons, exhibiting how,
from an humble commencement seven
teen years ago, when they manufactured
but one piano weekly, the firm had
within that comparatively brief space of
time, solely through the excellence of
their productions and skillful manage
ment, attained their present eminent po-
sition, namely, that Of having the most
perfectly arranged and extensive estab-
lishment in the world, regularly employ
ing upward of seven hundred skilled
wOrkmen, and turning out no less than
'sixty" grand, square and upright pianos
weekly, which are sent to all parts of
t: . civilized world The business the
firm, exceeding in magnitude that Of
the twelve largest pianofOrte manufac-
turers of New York combined, as shown
by the published sworn internal revenue
returns. That Messrs. Steinway Il
Sons, after taking no less than thirty
five first premiums in the United
States, carried off the first prize at
the worlds fair in London in '62,
and at the greatest international exhibi-
ton the world has ever seen-that held
in Paris in '67-they were awarded the
first of the grand gold medals of honor
by the unanimous verdict of the interna~
tiOnal jury, who in their official report
fully confirmed and Endorsed the superb
Gritty of the Steinway system, which is
now being copied and adopted by the
leading manufactures of Europe, many
of whom have sent their sons to New
York to study this system of pianO-forte
making at its headquarters; and that
not csntent with this unprecedented
success in their legitimate business, the
Messrs. Steinway had in creating Stein
way Hall created beautiful temple Of
music and art, worthy of the great me-
tropolis of the Western World, the
locality of their business growth and
present eIninence, and that every work.
man present felt Justly proud Of the suc-
cess of the establishment with which he
was individually connected. Mr.. William
responded on behalf of the
firm in terse and appropriate speech,
on the conclusion of which the process
sion formed, and, headed by the band,
down Broadway, through
Broome street, and down the Bowery to
the foot Of Market street, whence steam
boat conveyed them to the grounds of
their grand picnic at..JOne's Wood, where
the restof the day spent most agreeably
spent in social endowment with their
families. The procession was well
arranged and imposing in appearance,
and created q marked sensation as It
passed through the several streets in its
route; and the whole affair, which was
conducted with enthusiasm on all sides,
was equally creditable to Messrs. Stein
way and their employees.