The NY Times continues its Steinway articles with a look at the difference between the Steinways produced in Germany and those made in the U.S. The Germany factory, opened by one of the elder Steinway’s five sons, is still making Steinways an ocean away from its New York relative. Most experts will claim that the German Steinways are different in tone and sound than their American counterparts. Over the years however, their suppliers and materials have converged (American woods, an Ohio iron foundry) and differences in the final product have more to do with the unique variations in the piano itself, not where it was made. But still musicians claim to hear consistent differences between the two production lines. At that level of quality and pricing, perhaps the hairs are worth splitting.