Harold Steinway links Look on most any acoustic piano at a major concert and you are likely to see the name Steinway. The inventor of the Steinway piano, Henry Steinway, established an industry standard for an instrument often aspired to but never matched. Since its inception, the Steinway piano has been seen as the pantheon of tone, sought after by the world's top musicians. Click on the thumbnail to the right to see Henry Steinway's handprints in cement. Click on the thumbnail to the right to see photos of Henry Steinway.