For over a century, the world's most accomplished pianists have preferred to express their musical genius on Steinway & Sons pianos. The list includes the giants of 19th and 20th century classical, jazz, and popular music; the men and women who have shaped the world's musical heritage. The joy of playing and owning a Steinway piano, however, is not the exclusive domain of the virtuosi. Rather, it is a world open to all who share a love of music, fine craftsmanship and enduring quality.

A Steinway piano is an incomparable creation a unique achievement that sets the world standard for how a piano should look, play and sound. But a Steinway piano is also something more. It is a singularly inspired investment -- an instrument that combines the joy of musical perfection with the security and reassurance of financial appreciation. It is, quite simply, a treasured possession that grows in value over the course of time, a rare and enduring creation which is handed down with pride from one generation to the next.

The Steinway Standard
The Steinway standard is to build each instrument to be the finest ever created and, then, to make the next one even better if possible. Further, Steinway does not build to match a price point or to fit short-term marketing schemes. Instead, they build their instruments to match the expectations of the world's most demanding critics - people who love music. Where some have substituted mass-produced, synthetic components to speed production or reduce costs, we apply technologies and new materials only when they provide proven enhancements to the piano.Steinway adheres to these principles for one reason — compromise quality, and you risk the sound, the touch and, ultimately, the integrity of the instrument.