- Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who now plays Weber pianos, is increasingly often criticized and even ridiculed by music critics in newspapers and magazines.
- Steinway & Sons formerly powerful competitors “Chickering & Sons” and “Knabe” have been absorbed by American Piano Company, the maker of 15,000 low-end, mostly upright pianos per year. Targeting different type of market from that of Steinway & Sons, American Piano Company is not really a competitor.