- The former “United Pianoforte Makers” (a.k.a. “German Pianomakers Society”), now known as “Pianomakers Union”, calls a strike. By now the union has expanded to about 3,000 members, and its official language is English.
- William Steinway joins six more men at Ittner’s Hotel downtown, to form the Committee of Seven manufacturers (a.k.a. “United Piano Manufacturers”), with the specific purpose of dealing with the Committee of Fifteen union leaders. The manufacturers decide to offer workers 15% wage increase, rather than the 25% demanded by the union.