In the history of a family’s pianos, a glimpse of a disappearing New York history

In the history of a family’s pianos, a glimpse of a disappearing New York history

Not that long ago, many homes had pianos. Few do now, and a sad sight is a piano left out on the street. Two years ago we moved a Steinway into our home, and until recently, we had two grands in our living room, the Steinway and the Chickering, which I grew up with. There is also a mini Schoenhut, along with a full-size Casio keyboard upstairs. The Chickering first resided at my grandparents’ apartment on Central Park West. Under it sat a Schroe…