February 9, 1972

  • During the meeting of Steinway & Sons’ Board of Directors, Henry Z. Steinway receives the phone call from CBS. Henry Z. Steinway, too anxious to hold the conversation with the buyers, asks Edward R. Peckerman, one of the company’s directors, to take the call. Edward R. Peckerman, after a brief pause, signals Henry Z. Steinway and the rest of the directors that the reverse merger has been approved by CBS directors.
  • After the meeting, Henry Z. Steinway makes series of phone calls from his house to Steinway & Sons dealers, informing them of the company’s change of ownership.
  • In the evening of the same day, Henry Z. Steinway flies to Hamburg, to pay a visit to Walter Günther (who is recovering from heart attack, but is already back at work).