钢琴的近现代史

2000s

2000

- The year 2000 marks the 300th year of piano manufacturing

公园2000年是钢琴制造诞生的第300年。

- Piano300 exhibition opens at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

钢琴制造三百年展览会在华盛顿特区由史密森学会举办

- Pearl River Piano Group announced they were to begin production of the old German make, Ritmuller

来自己中国的珠江钢琴集团宣布他们将开始生产一个古老的德国品牌：里特米勒钢琴

2001

- Baldwin files for bankruptcy

美国鲍德温钢琴申请破产

2002

- Gibson purchases Baldwin Piano Co., including the Chickering and Wurlitzer names.

吉普森购买了鲍德温钢琴公司，包括Chickering和Wurlitzer品牌。

- Bosendorfer purchased by BAWAG - PSK GROUP, Austria's third largest banking group.

奥地利第三大银行PSK购买了贝森朵夫钢琴股份

- Bosendorfer releases Porsche Design 7 foot grand

贝森朵夫发布了为保时捷设计的7尺三角钢琴

2003

- Steinway celebrates its 150th anniversary at Carnegie Hall in New York

施坦威在纽约卡耐基音乐厅纪念公司成立150周年。

- The British Manufacturing Co. ceases operations in April

英国最后一个钢琴制造公司在四月停止运营。

2005

Steinway announces to move production of some of the Essex models to the Pearl River Factory in China.

施坦威宣布将旗下的埃塞克斯钢琴放在中国的珠江钢琴集团生产。

2006

- Steinway & Sons' New York factory announces the return in production of the Model O grand

with its characteristic round tail, curved bass bridge, and rear duplex scales. (although the model has since been made at their Hamburg factory).

施坦威纽约工厂宣布开始生产大型的钢琴（以前一直在德国汉堡工厂生产）

2007

Bechstein acquires Czech Republic firm, Bohemia Piano Co., which it integrates into a new entity called C. Bechstein Europe.

贝希斯坦收购了捷克的波西米亚钢琴厂，一个属于贝希斯坦新的实体被称作为贝希斯坦欧洲。

2008

- Bosendorfer becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of the Yamaha Corp. of Japan after they purchased all their shares from BAWAG, Austria's third largest banking group.

雅马哈乐器从奥地利第三大银行购买了所有的贝森朵夫钢琴的股份，贝森朵夫成为雅马哈的独资子公司

- Seiler sold to Samick Music Corp., Seiler promise to continue the tradition of making the highest-quality pianos

三益乐器全资收购了赛乐尔钢琴公司，赛乐尔钢琴公司也承诺继续做出高质量的传统钢琴。

- Baldwin ceases piano production at its only remaining U.S. factory in Trumann, Arkansas in December. All pianos now manufactured in their factories in China (owned by Gibson Guitar Corp).

12月吉普森关闭了鲍德温在美国仅存的工厂，如今所有的钢琴都在中国生产（由吉普森拥有）

2009

- The final piano is built by England's Kemble Pianos after nearly 100 years of production. Yamaha, the main shareholder of Kemble, has announces plans to transfer production to Asia.

雅马哈是英格兰拥有100多年钢琴制造历史的肯宝钢琴的最大股东，雅马哈决定把肯宝钢琴的生产计划转移到亚洲

- Steinway signs deal with Korean firm, Samick Music Corp., to take a minority stake in Steinway in order to get rid of outstanding debt.

施坦威与韩国的三益乐器签署协议，以股权转让获得资金帮助施坦威摆脱未偿还的债务。

- After a lengthy dispute of trademark ownership rights, Persis International proved its rightful ownership of the Sohmer brand name. Samick Piano Corp. ceased selling