Hintz
piano maker
Biography
Mr. Hintz (given name not stated) was one of the founding partners of Schnabel, Hintz & Lambert, a firm that began business in 1875 at 136 Elm Street, New York, in the building where Behning & Sons had originally started. The firm's early instruments drew notice among musicians for their excellence, with originality credited chiefly to the practical member, Edmund Schnabel. Hintz later dropped out of the firm, which continued as Schnabel & Lambert. No further detail about Hintz is given in this passage.
Highlights
- Founding partner of Schnabel, Hintz & Lambert, established in 1875 at 136 Elm Street, New York
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 275.
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