Charles H. Steinway assumes his position at Steinway Hall, at a desk next to his uncle William’s: he is being groomed as William Steinway’ prospective successor, bypassing his older brother Henry W.T. Steinway, whose personality makes him an outcast. On the same day Charles H. Steinway also becomes the third member of the Board of Trustees of Steinway & Sons, joining in this capacity his uncles William and C.F. Theodor.